Apr 5, 2016: Fox News: Mississippi governor signs law allowing service denial to gay people
"This bill flies in the face of the basic American principles of fairness, justice and equality and will not protect anyone's religious liberty," Jennifer Riley-Collins, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said in a statement. "Far from protecting anyone from `government discrimination' as the bill claims, it is an attack on the citizens of our state, and it will serve as the Magnolia State's badge of shame."
"This bill flies in the face of the basic American principles of fairness, justice and equality and will not protect anyone's religious liberty," Jennifer Riley-Collins, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said in a statement. "Far from protecting anyone from `government discrimination' as the bill claims, it is an attack on the citizens of our state, and it will serve as the Magnolia State's badge of shame."
Mar 31, 2016: Clarion Ledger: Nation reacts to Mississippi's 'Religious Freedom' bill
"Freedom of religion is one of our most fundamental rights as Americans, but that freedom does not give any of us the right to harm or mistreat others," ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins said in an emailed statement.
"Freedom of religion is one of our most fundamental rights as Americans, but that freedom does not give any of us the right to harm or mistreat others," ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins said in an emailed statement.
Jan 25, 2016: WDAM: Mississippi's election laws could get a makeover
"To see Mississippi join other states in increasing access to the polls was a positive for me," noted Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi Jennifer Riley-Collins.
"To see Mississippi join other states in increasing access to the polls was a positive for me," noted Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi Jennifer Riley-Collins.
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June 26, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Lawmaker: State could stop marriage licenses altogether
Jennifer Riley-Collins, director of the Mississippi ACLU, said she hopes "that Mississippi's officials will embrace everyone and will not attempt to set up barriers to this momentous decision." Apr 16, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Mississippi to regulate seclusion, restraint in schools
Mississippi schools used seclusion and restraint more than 750 times during the 2009-2010 school year – at least half of which involved mechanical restraints – according to the most recent statistics available via the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. But Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins thinks those numbers are under reported. |
Mar 7, 2015: Jennifer Riley-Collins: Clarion Ledger: Voter intimidation still on the agenda
Feb 13, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Mississippi House Passes Bill Mandating Execution Secrecy
"Without information about the pharmacies that compound the drugs and the raw ingredients used, it is impossible to say whether a compounded product will be effective and work as intended," said Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi.
"Without information about the pharmacies that compound the drugs and the raw ingredients used, it is impossible to say whether a compounded product will be effective and work as intended," said Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi.
July 22, 2014: Hattiesburg American: Public speaks on Mississippi welfare drug tests
Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said not everyone who receives TANF is covered by Medicaid and it’s not clear whether Medicaid would pay for drug treatment that could cost tens of thousands of dollars. “If they could afford it, they would not be receiving TANF benefits,” Riley-Collins said.
Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said not everyone who receives TANF is covered by Medicaid and it’s not clear whether Medicaid would pay for drug treatment that could cost tens of thousands of dollars. “If they could afford it, they would not be receiving TANF benefits,” Riley-Collins said.