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The Problem At-a-glanceBlack people make up 14.1 percent of Michigan’s population, but about 46 percent of the state’s prison population and make up 64 percent of Michigan’s population serving life or long sentences.
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Community Foundation’s Michigan Justice Fund Initiative Announces Over $2.8M in GrantsThe Michigan Justice Fund, an initiative of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, today announced more than $2.8 million in grants to improve the economic mobility of individuals with criminal convictions and to support grassroots organizations working to advance justice reform throughout the state. Learn More
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Detroit officials sued over gun surveillance technology ShotSpotterWhen Detroit Police Chief James White called a town hall in September over an expansion of the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter, he said it was meant to address “misinformation” that he felt was behind the months of emotional opposition from city residents and delayed voting by City Council members. Learn More
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Can Theater Reform Michigan Prisons? Shakespeare in Prison is Betting on itThink about a Shakespeare performance, and we typically don’t think of it occurring within the walls of a prison. But that’s exactly what’s taking place at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, and it’s been happening since 2012. Learn More
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Good behavior bills could mean shorter sentences in MichiganA pair of bills introduced in the State House would allow the Michigan Department of Corrections to shave time off of prisoners' sentences for good behavior. Learn More
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Why we can't wait: It's past time to overhaul cash bailIn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s book, “Why We Can’t Wait,” he traced the history of the fight for civil rights and urged our nation to finally realize its promises of equality and justice for all its people. Learn More
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Michigan is Banning Inmates From Reading Totally Normal BooksThe state's prisons have banned almost 1,000 titles, claiming over half of them pose a “threat to the order and security of the institution.” Learn More
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Shunning those with criminal convictions hurts us all | OpinionLast week, a member of our community with a promising legal career lost the opportunity to serve as a law clerk for the Michigan Supreme Court because concerns were raised about his decades-old conviction, for which he had accepted responsibility and served his debt to society. Learn More
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DOJ awards $550K to help Wayne County CIU, Cooley Innocence Project review wrongful convictionsA $550,000 grant will help the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project review potential wrongful convictions. Learn More
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