From holding police accountable to defending voting rights, 2024 was a busy year! Here's a quick look at how we showed up to defend civil rights in Mississippi this year, and a sneak peek at how we plan to continue the fight in 2025.
Fear is toxic to a democracy. Fear divides. Fear overreacts. Fear discriminates. It's a lesson we've learned throughout our history,...
By Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director
Fear is toxic to a democracy. Fear divides. Fear overreacts. Fear discriminates. It's a lesson we've learned throughout our history,...
Nov 4, 2015
Our Work Just Became More Important
Criminal Justice Reform
A Letter from ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins:
At the Jazz Brunch, I told our guest that I was fortunate to lead a team of warriors who stand daily in defense of freedom...
A Letter from ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins:
At the Jazz Brunch, I told our guest that I was fortunate to lead a team of warriors who stand daily in defense of freedom...
Oct 21, 2015
Debtors' Prison: This System Tramples on Poor People
Criminal Justice Reform
Today the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of poor people who were jailed by Biloxi, Mississippi, because of their failure to pay traffic...
Today the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of poor people who were jailed by Biloxi, Mississippi, because of their failure to pay traffic...
Sep 29, 2015
Feldman: Video Needed in Law Enforcement Arrests
Published in the Clarion Ledger
Roughly two months have passed since Jonathan Sanders died at the hands of police officer Kevin Herrington in Stonewall. In this small Mississippi town, there...
Published in the Clarion Ledger
Roughly two months have passed since Jonathan Sanders died at the hands of police officer Kevin Herrington in Stonewall. In this small Mississippi town, there...
Sep 28, 2015
The Fight Against Mass Incarceration Goes Global
Criminal Justice Reform
By Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher, Human Rights Program, ACLU
This week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will formally...
By Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher, Human Rights Program, ACLU
This week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will formally...