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ACLU of Mississippi 2015 Legislative Priorities
By Keia Johnson, ACLU of Mississippi Legislative Strategist
Bills Dead Or Alive - March 3rd Deadline
Tuesday, March 3rd was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee from the opposite chamber. Senate bills had to pass out of House committees and House bills had to pass out of Senate committees.
Cops and Guards Getting Away With Murder (Taser Edition)
By Eric Balaban, ACLU National Prison Project
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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