Nation Outside is honored to help host this stop alongside Center for Transformation, Citizens for Prison Reform, and the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People. This powerful exhibition centers the perspectives, emotions, and visual narratives of people who have survived prison isolation…giving our community an opportunity to better understand the human impact of solitary confinement directly through…
Join us September 10 on Zoom for our next MI-CEMI General Member Convening focused on the year-end electoral push. Hear from Angela Davenport of the Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC) on voter access and turnout, and Lynna Kaucheck of Michigan Voices on Protect the Vote. Stay tuned for additional speakers and details to be…
Come meet the Detroit Justice Center’s 2025-26 Artist in Residence, Jenin Yaseen, and hear from some of her collaborators about putting together a tapestry depicting a world without the state surveillance used in Palestine and Detroit. August 19th, 2026 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm The LOVE Building For more information please visit here: https://detroitjustice.org/event/jenin-yaseens-artist-in-residence-showcase/
Join the Solitary Justice Project for a community event centered on the voices and experiences of people directly impacted by solitary confinement. Attendees will hear from solitary confinement survivors, learn about current efforts to reform solitary confinement in Michigan, and explore what meaningful alternatives can look like. Special guest Joel Carter will share his lived…
Join the Michigan Center for Youth Justice at our 2026 gala celebrating our 70th year on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the Ann Arbor City Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Attendees will enjoy delicious food, fellowship, keynote speaker, along with a silent auction. There will also be an award ceremony honoring individuals and their dedicated…
Join Nation Outside for Seeds of Change 2026: Detroit Premiere & Benefit, an unforgettable evening where film, community, and purpose come together to inspire conversation and action. Through intimate storytelling, What Grace Leaves Behind explores what happens after incarceration. It does so not through statistics or headlines, but through the lived experiences of women rebuilding…
Now in its fifth year and at a new location, the conference has garnered attention from other states’ corrections departments. More than a dozen other states have traveled to Michigan to learn best practices from programs and services available here to implement in their states, including California, Minnesota, Maine and more! This year’s conference will…
MI-CEMI is proud to join member organizations Detroit NAACP, American Friends Service Committee–Michigan Criminal Justice Program, and Safe and Just Michigan, along with other community partners, for a screening of HBO’s Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution, followed by a panel discussion on conditions in Michigan’s prisons. Admission is free, but advance registration is required. Saturday,…
MI-CEMI’s Communications Roundtable is a quarterly gathering designed to help advocates, communications professionals, storytellers, organizers, and community members strengthen their communications skills and build connections across Michigan’s criminal legal reform movement. Each roundtable explores a different communications topic, providing opportunities to learn from experienced practitioners, share ideas, discover new tools and strategies, and discuss effective…
At MI-CEMI, we know that robust peer-led and volunteer programming inside Michigan prisons is essential for meaningful rehabilitation and successful community reentry. To continue strengthening and expanding these critical programs, we’re bringing together providers, advocates, and individuals with direct programming experience for our quarterly Prison Programming Providers Table. To receive updates, resources, meeting notices, and…