DISABILITY RIGHTS MISSISSIPPI SUES MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR INHUMANE PRISON CONDITIONS JACKSON, Mississippi — Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) for inhumane and discriminatory conditions and practices in […]
For Immediate Release May 12, 2021 Contact: Jane Walton, Communications Director601-968-0600, ext. 234 DISABILITY RIGHTS MISSISSIPPI STATEMENT REGARDING RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING PEARL POLICE IN JACKSON JACKSON, Mississippi — On the morning of May 7, 2021, a Jackson, Mississippi, resident […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2021 DRMS RESPONDS TO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FILING JACKSON, Mississippi — Following the Mississippi Department of Mental Health’s recent filing regarding federal intervention into the state’s mental health system, Disability Rights Mississippi […]
Do you have a disability? Did you lose your job due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you not been rehired by your original employer? Do you live in Mississippi? DRMS wants to hear from you. Call our agency […]