The ACLU of Mississippi can accommodate journalist inquiries into local and national issues affecting civil rights in Mississippi. To speak with an ACLU expert, please email comms@aclu-ms.org or call (601) 354-3408.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas today calling for the closure of 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, including the Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jackson, Miss. - A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON, Miss. – International Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31, 2021.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON, Miss. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi today launched Unalienable, a statewide campaign that will serve as the organization’s advocacy roadmap to address the harms that arise as a result of the entanglement between local law enforcement and federal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON, Miss. – Today Governor Reeves signed into law Senate Bill 2536, blocking transgender girls from playing sports.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON, Miss. - Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi House passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536. This bill prevents transgender student-athletes from participating in sports as the gender in which they identify.