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 parents and siblings. Walter soon began drinking and selling drugs, which resulted in him becoming abusive towards Shameka.
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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 more just for everyone gave the recent budget mixed reviews for promoting public safety through violence prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry.
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 returning to their families and communities. The Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) hosted a virtual press conference Wednesday calling on elected officials to keep and increase successful programs that keep everyone safer including residents, prison staff, in addition to those incarcerated and formerly incarcerated. This contrasts starkly with the proposed house budget, which slashes programs regardless of the program’s effectiveness or if cutting programs in the short term will cost us more in the longer term.
