Last month, MI-CEMI and partner organizations presented an update on proposed criminal legal reforms in Michigan. This event provided updates on the 2024 legislative landscape and gave the opportunity to connect with campaign organizers and other advocates in breakout sessions. View the slide deck here. Watch the YouTube video here.
Speakers included:
- Landscape & Budget: Chuck Warpehoski, Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
- Bail Reform: Liz Balck, American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU)
- Juvenile Justice: Ronnie Waters, Safe and Just Michigan
- Good Time: Jack Wagner, Michigan Justice Advocacy
- 2nd Look: Natalie Holbrook, American Friends Service Commmittee (AFSC)
- Prison Oversight: Charmie Gholson, Citizens for Prison Reform
- Prison Gerrymandering: Charles Thomas, Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC)
- Fair Chance Housing: Tony Gant, Nation Outside