How can short-form video help organizations share their message? Watch MI-CEMI’s Communications Roundtable for a conversation about using short videos to connect with audiences and support nonprofit communications.
Join us for our next MI-CEMI Communications Roundtable on December 10 for Documentary Filmmaking Part Two. Bring your questions and ideas as we continue the conversation about documentary filmmaking.
What does education inside prison make possible after someone comes home?
MI-CEMI’s Prison Programming Providers Table welcomed Adam Grant of Grand Valley State University and 4C Consulting Services for a conversation about how prison education and programming can build skills, confidence, and connections that support successful reentry.
The session explored Grand Valley State University’s programs at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility. It showed how learning inside connects to opportunities after release.
Earlier this year, the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) joined advocates, service providers, community organizations, government partners, and formerly incarcerated leaders at the fifth annual Reentry United Conference at Grand Valley State University.
Hosted by Michigan Works! West Central and its partners, the conference brought together people from across Michigan to share approaches to supporting people returning home from incarceration.
Friends and advocates from across the state gather at the Reentry United 2026 Conference.(more…)
Our partners at Citizens for Prison Reform are making progress on oversight — Michigan House leadership has scheduled a committee hearing for two bills that would strengthen and expand the work of the Office of the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman.
You can support these bills by
Submitting written testimony by 12 Noon on Monday, August 24 (see below for how to submit testimony)
Attending the hearing on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. in Room 521, House Office Building, Lansing, Michigan
