Action Alert: Protect Michigan from ICE abuses
On Thursday the Michigan Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety is scheduled to vote on three bills to protect Michiganders against some of the most flagrant abuses
Author: Chuck Warpehoski
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Election Year Engagement: MI-CEMI General Member Convening
2026 will be a major election year in Michigan. While we may all dread the onslaught of political ads, the election year can be a powerful opportunity to go beyond
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MI-CEMI Reentry Table: Reentry Policy in 2026
State and local policies can either help returning citizens succeed post incarceration or put obstacles in their way that impede reintegration. Join the conversation on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at
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Immigration and Criminal Justice
Zip tying children. Deportations without due process. Inhumane detention conditions. Local law enforcement engaging in federal immigration enforcement. These abusive practices are scary on their own. Even ore troubling is
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Listen to ALL Survivors this Domestic Violence Awareness Month
When Shameka Layton was fourteen, she left a dysfunctional household and never returned. She met a fellow runaway named Walter who had left a group home in search of his
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Leveraging Podcasts Without Starting Your Own
Top tier podcasts spend bit on equipment, sound engineers and editors, and marketing to grow their platform. But you don’t need to do all that to use podcasts to get
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Political Writing Workshop
You will leave this training with the basic tools you need to put your group’s goals and demands into an editorial for digital and print media outlets. We’ll cover how
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Compromise Budget Compromises Public Safety
Advocates give budget deal mixed reviews for investing in prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry for folks impacted by the criminal legal system MICHIGAN – Groups working to make Michigan safer and
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Striving for Justice and True Public Safety in the State Budget
Advocates call for increases in violence prevention and safe reentry after incarceration MICHIGAN – A group of justice advocates called for more support of proven, community-based violence prevention for those
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House Budget Proposes Dangerous Cuts to Healthcare, Food, Youth Justice
Last week, Matt Hall, the Speaker of Michigan House of Representatives, introduced the House Republicans 800-page budget proposal, gave lawmakers 1 hour to review it, and then passed it out