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A coalition of organizations released their FY2027 Michigan Budget Recommendations to invest in crime prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry.
Take Action:
- Endorse the letter on behalf of your organization
- Tell your lawmakers to support these budget recommendations.
With economic uncertainty and rising costs impacting families across Michigan, this year’s budget is an opportunity to invest in proven strategies that improve public safety, reduce long-term costs, and strengthen communities.
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Women incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility have issued a solutions-driven open letter calling on Governor Whitmer to grant clemency to at least 100 women before the end of her term. The women are recommending the Women’s Clemency and Resentencing Initiative, a three-phase plan developed by women inside WHV that would:
- Release approximately 800 women over three years
- Restore single-cell occupancy to improve safety and infrastructure
- Expand access to education, programming, and family connection
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Safety, justice take more effort, involvement than electronic shackles
MICHIGAN – Justice advocates across Michigan were disappointed by last year’s Michigan Supreme Court ruling in the Kardasz and Martin cases, citing real world evidence that the ruling that allows lifelong surveillance is bad for public safety and justice. Although the justices found that Michigan’s Registry is punishment, they decided, at least in this case, a lifetime on the Registry did not rise to the level of cruel or unusual. Research and personal experience both show that electronic tethers and public registries ostracize people and make it difficult for them to rebuild their lives after incarceration. People change with time and support and that’s the best way to truly enhance public safety.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections released their most recent Academic and Vocational Summary Report last week. Within the report there are elements to celebrate, areas of concern, and missing data that would help drive further programming improvements.
(more…)MDOC data show that large numbers of people are on waiting lists for academic programming (often GED or High School Equivalency), College, Digital Learning, and Vocational Training.
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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 by ICE:
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