In 2025, #Mississippi’s #SafeSolicitationAct went into effect, preventing individuals from asking for money or assistance without a permit, or face the threat of incarceration.
📲 Read how unhoused people are fighting back against criminalization of homelessness in the South at the 🔗 in our bio.
With the ACLU_MS, the SPLC is helping three individuals sue to challenge the law that limits free speech and makes it harder for people to ask for help when they need it, which puts their survival at risk.
#PovertyIsNotALine