FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2021 CONTACT: Jane Walton, Communications Director 601-968-0600 ext. 234 jwalton@drms.ms DISABILITY RIGHTS MISSISSIPPI RELEASES REPORT ON PRISON CONDITIONS Investigation finds unlawful conditions, abuse, and discrimination JACKSON, Mississippi — A report released today by […]
Lawsuit challenges bill that blocks most Mississippians from helping friends, neighbors deliver absentee ballots JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) […]
Disability Rights Mississippi has an immediate opening for a full-time (35 hours a week) Representative Payee Investigator located in our Jackson office. AGENCY DESCRIPTION Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) is a statewide nonprofit organization, authorized by federal law, and […]
DISABILITY RIGHTS MISSISSIPPI STATEMENT ON HENLEY-YOUNG CONSENT DECREE TERMINATION For more than a decade, Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS), along with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), has monitored conditions at […]
View and download the latest edition of the Mississippi Developmental Disabilities Newsletter below:
As Mississippi’s protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities, DRMS is responsible for protecting the rights of all Mississippians with disabilities…and when we say all, we mean it. The disability community is incredibly diverse. There is no […]