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Introducing the New Students Against Violence App
This app helps you overcome those situations and more. The Students AgainstViolence (SAV) app enables you to take a stand against violence in your school or community with helpful information on bullying, teen dating violence, domestic violence, school violence, self-harm/suicide, depression/anxiety, youth drug abuse, electronic cigarettes and underage drinking. Learn more by exploring each section below.
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Robocalls: A Guide to Stopping those Unwanted Calls or Text Messages
FED UP WITH GETTING THOSE ANNOYING ROBOCALLS AND OTHER UNWANTED TELEMARKETING CALLS ON YOUR HOME PHONE AND CELL PHONE? TIRED OF HAVING YOUR CELL PHONE CRAMMED WITH UNSOLICITED TEXT MESSAGES? The good news is that you can cut down on the number of unsolicited calls and text messages you receive by learning where to go to “just say no.” Download and print free copies of the complete and quick reference guides for more helpful information that
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Hood, State Officials Address E-Cigarette “Epidemic” Among Teens
The e-cigarette trend is now being called an “epidemic” by the Food and Drug Administration, and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today he is taking specific actions to protect youth in particular against these addictive products. General Hood is joining the Mississippi Department of Health, Mississippi Tobacco Data at the Mississippi State University Social Science Research Center, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and The Partnership for
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Jim Hood

Jim Hood has served as Attorney General of Mississippi since 2004. Prior to being elected as Attorney General, he
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Ago Publications

March 8, 2019

View the Crime Victim Compensation Brochure in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Domestic Abuse Protection Order brochure in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Victim Compensation Application Guidelines in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Understanding Domestic Abuse Brochure in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Strangulation Brochure in Spanish

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Latest News

Hattiesburg Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud

May 24, 2019

A 56-year-old Hattiesburg woman turned herself in Friday morning on a one-count indictment for insurance fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood announced.
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Two Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography

May 24, 2019

Two men were arrested this week in separate cases after investigators discovered suspicious online activity, announced Attorney General Jim Hood.
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AG Calls for Automatic Discharges of Student Loans for Disabled Veterans

May 24, 2019

Attorney General Jim Hood joined a group of 51 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in
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