Join the Michigan Center for Youth Justice for its 2026 gala celebrating 70 years of advancing youth justice. Attendees will enjoy food and fellowship, a keynote speaker and a silent auction. The evening will also include an award ceremony honoring individuals for their dedicated work to juvenile justice reform in Michigan. Learn more and purchase…
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—not through statistics or headlines, but through the lived experiences of women rebuilding their lives. The film…
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 and meeting notices,…
TikTok. Instagram Reels. YouTube Shorts. More people are getting their news and commentary from short-form video today. If you aren’t getting your message out through these channels, you are missing out. You don’t need fancy filmmaking and editing to use short-form video. In fact, these platforms reward quick, authentic content. Jade Gray, Digital Content Strategist…
What Does Supporting Programming Look Like? Providers across Michigan spend enormous time navigating barriers to meaningful prison programming: staffing shortages, inconsistent access, communication gaps, policy limitations, volunteer burnout, funding instability, and uneven opportunities between facilities. But what if we stepped back from the day-to-day barriers and asked a larger question? If Michigan truly prioritized rehabilitation,…
Join MI-CEMI on Thursday, June 18 from 12:00–1:30 PM EST for the next Prison Programming Providers Table, “Culture Change Through Programming.” This virtual conversation will bring together organizations and advocates working to expand meaningful programming, strengthen reentry support, and explore how culture change inside correctional settings can improve outcomes for incarcerated individuals and communities.
CPR’s 15th Annual Legislative Education Day Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Capitol Lawn | 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 Join Citizens for Prison Reform for its 15th Annual Legislative Education Day, “Building Bridges to a Safer Michigan: Advancing Justice, Supporting Families, and Strengthening Communities.” This annual advocacy event brings together…