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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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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 voting by educating candidates and voters and to build power to end mass incarceration.
Learn how you can seize this opportunity to shape the debate around public safety. Topics include:
- Voter mobilization and civic power: Making sure justice-impacted voices count in the election
- Building a transformative justice platform: Articulating our vision for public safety without mass incarceration
- Speak when they are listening: using election session to educate candidates on our issues
Thursday, Feb 12, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom.
