News & Commentary
May 04, 2016
ACLU of MS Wraps Up 2016 Legislative Summary
By Erik R. Fleming, Director of Advocacy and Policy
May 03, 2016
Expected Civil Asset Forfeiture Task Force Should Make Transparency Top Priority
By Blake Feldman, Criminal Justice Advocacy Coordinator
Apr 28, 2016
White House: Severe Criminal Justice Policies Hurt U.S. Economy
Published in The New York Times via Reuters
Mar 17, 2016
ACLU of MS Supports Clergy for Prison Reform Policy Platform
By Blake Feldman, Advocacy Coordinator
Feb 09, 2016
Why did Mississippi police release two versions of fatal shooting report?
By Matt Kessler in Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 04, 2015
Our Work Just Became More Important
A Letter from ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins:
Oct 21, 2015
Debtors' Prison: This System Tramples on Poor People
Today the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of poor people who were jailed by Biloxi, Mississippi, because of their failure to pay traffic tickets. The lawsuit is the latest action in the pushback against the national problem of modern day debtors' prisons, where people are required to go to jail when they can’t afford to pay the tickets or fines. Two of our clients explain how being sent to prison for small fines and fees can dramatically alter people’s lives for the worse without any public benefit. Read their accounts below.
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