Dec 10, 2019
In 2019, We Fought Across the Country to Dismantle Mass Incarceration. We Won on Multiple Fronts.
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Dec 3, 2019
Hattiesburg, MS Decriminalizes Marijuana for 1st Time Offenders
Despite comparable usage rates, blacks are almost four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana. Unequal enforcement of drug laws combined with over-reliance on policing...
Despite comparable usage rates, blacks are almost four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana. Unequal enforcement of drug laws combined with over-reliance on policing...
Dec 3, 2019
MS Families in Desperate Need after ICE Raids
In the largest workplace raid in American history, ICE rounded up and detained more than 680 members of our communities, putting families in immediate crisis. Hundreds of children returned from their first...
In the largest workplace raid in American history, ICE rounded up and detained more than 680 members of our communities, putting families in immediate crisis. Hundreds of children returned from their first...
Jun 28, 2019
Joint Press Statement from the Board Chair and Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi announcing Resignation of the Executive Director
From Cassandra Welchlin, Chair, Board of Directors, ACLU of Mississippi
It is with a mix of sadness and excitement for Mississippi that the Board of Directors announces Jennifer...
From Cassandra Welchlin, Chair, Board of Directors, ACLU of Mississippi
It is with a mix of sadness and excitement for Mississippi that the Board of Directors announces Jennifer...
Jun 25, 2019
Children Continue to Die in Government Custody, and DHS is Dodging Accountability
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Jun 12, 2019
Keesler Air Force Base Observes LGBTQ Pride Month
The ACLU of Mississippi and our Transgender Education & Advocacy Program (TEAP-MS) are thrilled to participate in the first-ever base-wide Keesler Air Force Base LGBTQ Observance. This education and...
The ACLU of Mississippi and our Transgender Education & Advocacy Program (TEAP-MS) are thrilled to participate in the first-ever base-wide Keesler Air Force Base LGBTQ Observance. This education and...
