Chronology
August 22, 1992: Andre Jones was murdered in the Simpson County Jail, Mendenhall, Mississippi.
August 24, 1992: Minister Louis Farrakhan pledged the support of the Nation of Islam, and immediately sent Dr. James Bryant, a pathologist to perform an autopsy.
August 26, 1992: Pathologist Dr. James Bryant, confirmed the death was murder.
August 26, 1992: The NAACP called for a thorough investigation.
August 28, 1992: Minister Louis Farrakhan performed Andre’s eulogy at Central United Methodist Church, Jackson, Mississippi.
September 1992: Mississippi Coalition for Justice formed.
September 1992: The Final Call Newspaper exposed Andre’s lynching in a cover story.
September 8, 1992: The Hinds County Board of Supervisors, Jackson, Mississippi, passed a resolution for an investigation.
September 8, 1992: State Attorney General Mike Moore was asked to provide a thorough investigation and an independent prosecutor in the case.
September 15, 1992: The Jackson City Council passed a resolution for a thorough investigation.
October 1, 1992: In Washington, DC, attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department of Civil Rights met with Congressman Mike Espy (D-MS) for a briefing.
October 31, 1992: A Rally for Justice was held at the Simpson County, Mississippi Courthouse.
January 9, 1993: U.S. Civil Rights Commission Chairman Arthur Fletcher calls for a probe into the Mississippi Jail Hangings at a rally in Brandon, Mississippi.
January 13, 1993: John R. Dunne, U.S. Assistant Attorney General, concluded after a review that the death of Andre Jones was a suicide.
February 4, 1993: The U.S. Human Rights Commission on Abuse held a press conference in Atlanta on the Mississippi Jail Hangings.
February 7, 1993: The Atlanta Constitution and USA Today wrote an article on Mississippi Jail Hangings.
February 21, 1993: The New York Times wrote an article on the hangings.
March 17-19, 1993: The U.S. Human Rights Commission on Abuse held hearings on the alleged suicides in Jackson, Mississippi.
April 14, 1993: U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno ordered a probe into the Mississippi Jail Hangings.
May 18, 1993: Federal Inspections begin for 18 Mississippi Jails cited for violations by the U.S. Department of Justice.
June 19, 1993: National Rally for Justice was held in Jackson, Mississippi, for the Mississippi Jail Hangings. The Honorable Min. Louis Farrakhan delivered the keynote address “THE WRATH OF GOD” at Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
August 20, 1993: The family of Andre Jones filed a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in the Hinds County Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi.
September 17, 1993: Minister Charles Muhammad appeared before the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC, to seek a congressional hearing on the Mississippi Jail Hangings.
June 1994: Nationally televised Unsolved Mysteries show airs a reenactment of the Andre Jones case.
June 1994: Nationally televised Bertice Berry Show airs live interview with the parents of Andre Jones.
August 17, 1994: The parents of Andre Jones filed a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Federal Court.
January 24, 1995: Federal investigation rules no evidence of foul play in 48 Mississippi Jail Hangings since 1987.
October 3, 1995: Sheriff Lloyd “Goon” Jones was shot to death. Sheriff Jones was the Sheriff of Simpson County when Andre Jones was killed.
December 2, 1995: Hinds County, Mississippi, Judge James E. Graves, Jr., dismissed six state officials and two Simpson County deputies and denied the defendants request to dismiss the whole Wrongful Death Lawsuit.
January 17, 1996: U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee dismissed the conspiracy claim held against federal law enforcement officials.
June 18, 1998: Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled the case should be moved from Hinds County to either Simpson or Rankin County, for trial.
August 21, 1998: Press Conference and National Rally for Justice for Jail Hangings at Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.
April 1998: The Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled for a change in venue with a vote of 5-4.
January 7, 2000: The 13th Circuit Court Judge Robert Evans denied motions to change venue back to Hinds County and honored motion to dismiss our case.
February 23, 2000: The family of Andre Jones filed a notice to appeal the decision of Judge Robert Evans to dismiss the Wrongful Death Lawsuit.
May 14, 2002: The family established the NCFPA (National Center for Police Accountability) Website.
June 6, 2002: The Supreme Court of Mississippi rendered their final judgment to deny a change of venue and to dismiss our case from going to trial. In spite of this drastic set back the family continued in their mission for Justice.
May 14, 2003: The family established the non-profit foundation for the National Center for Police Accountability.
May 14, 2007: The 15th year Memorial in remembrance of the life of Andre Jones.
December 19, 2010: The completion of the Book: The Mississippi Jail Hangings Behind the Magnolias.
May 7, 2012: Certificate of Registration issued for the copyrights to the Book: The Mississippi Jail Hangings Behind the Magnolias.
August 22, 2012: Professional editing of the manuscript was started.
August 22, 2015: The final copy of the Manuscript readied to be sent to press for official publishing.
August 22, 2017: The 25th year memorial in remembrance of the life of Andre Jones.