“Housing and Support, Not Involuntary Commitment” July 25, 2025 JACKSON, MS – Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) is deeply concerned by the new executive order authorizing increased involuntary commitment of people experiencing homelessness, including individuals with psychiatric disabilities. This […]
DISABILITY ADVOCATES COMMENT ON APPEAL OF MISSISSIPPI MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM CASE JACKSON, Mississippi — Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) finds the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn the lower court order requiring Mississippi to make changes […]
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 […]