Mississippi Criminal and Family Law BlogSo what types of community service might you be ordered to carry out in Mississippi? In 2017, it was reported that offenders were carrying out a wide range of tasks as they completed their community service obligations. These included cleaning up the downtown Jackson area, setting up computer labs for a school district in Harrison County, cleaning up after a basketball tournament, washing cars, working at a local dog pound, cleaning up parks, and many other tasks. You’ll notice that the vast majority of these jobs include cleaning up the community, but there are exceptions.