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Legal Director Charles Irvin Talks Debtors' Prisons on Conversation Live

Host Cyrus Webb welcomed ACLU of MS Legal Director Charles Ivin to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss his work in bringing people together, what the ACLU of MS has been involved in and the groundbreaking win in Biloxi recently dealing with ?debtors’ prison?.

April 4, 2016

ACLU of MS Executive Director Continues Fight Despite State’s Use of Religion to Discriminate

Jennifer Riley-Collins Issues Personal Statement on Her Anniversary as Executive Director

April 1, 2016

ACLU of MS Statement on Passage of HB 1523 – Religious Liberty Accommodations Bill

The ACLU of Mississippi is deeply disturbed that the Mississippi State Senate passed House Bill 1523 by a vote of 31-17. This bill allows freedom of religion to cover prejudice and to justify discrimination.

March 30, 2016

ACLU of MS Statement on Passage of SB 2237 – Execution Secrecy Bill

The ACLU of Mississippi is deeply disturbed that the Mississippi State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2237 by a vote of 80-39. This bill cloaks execution in secrecy and allows the barbaric use of a firing squad.

March 25, 2016

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Praise Biloxi Debtors' Prison Settlement

On March 18, Racial Justice Program Senior Attorney Nusrat Choudhury testified before the Unite

March 22, 2016

Biloxi and ACLU Settle Lawsuit Over Jailing of Indigent People

BILOXI, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Biloxi have settled a federal lawsuit that alleged the jailing of people unable to pay court-ordered fines and fees in traffic and other misdemeanor cases.

March 15, 2016