We fight to protect civil liberties for all Mississippians through our work at the state legislature. The 2022 legislative session began on January 4, 2022.
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It censors classroom conversations and discourages youth from civically engaging within their communities, just as they are learning what it means to live in our democracy. This attack on our history is an attack on our democracy.
SB 2275 extends the repealer on Mississippi’s current work release pilot program in Rankin County for two years. The two-year extension would allow more time to determine the success of the program and the feasibility to replicate it throughout the state.
HB 629 would pull all expungement statutes in one place to make it easier to file petitions. Criminal records are one of the main impediments to successful community reintegration. This bill would make it easier for both lawyers and pro se petitioners to file expungement petitions.