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MI-CEMI 2025 Legislative Bill Tracker
Folks, the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration has posted their Bill Tracker for the 2025-2026 legislative session. This is an excellent way to keep up on legislative progress for bills related to criminal justice reform.
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SAVE Act is a Threat to Voting Rights
The Brennan Center for Justice posted a video on Instagram explaining why the SAVE Act is a bad idea. Millions of American voters could be barred from voting because they don’t have access to federal documents like birth certificates or passports. Watch the video on Instagram. Read more about the SAVE Act at Brennancenter.org.
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Hope and Community Action
Voters Not Politicians expressed their disappointment with Michigan’s legislature’s inaction toward popular bills that we have been asking for. But they also are optimistic and excited about the future because of the energy and support from individual volunteers as well as collective action. Individually we are strong, and together we can create real change. The…
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Hidden Nation Event
Adam Kouraimi is hosting his public reveal of THE HIDDEN NATION! This is more than just an event—it’s the beginning of something real. Monday, January 13th @ 6 PM – 7:30 PM in WCC Towsley Auditorium, we’re sharing stories that deserve to be heard and shining a light on the journeys of resilience and redemption. Formerly incarcerated artist/filmmaker Adam…
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Michigan Against Solitary Confinement Statewide Summit
Join us for a day dedicated to ending solitary confinement, an inhumane and ineffective practice. A catered lunch will be provided from 12–2pm (first come first served). This event is free and open to the public. Held at the Michigan League on campus at the University of Michigan. Featuring Keynote Speaker Prof. Margo Schlanger, Michigan…
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Lawmakers Absent in Michigan
The Michigan House of Representatives effectively ended their legislative term this year by not showing up. Rather than representing their constituents and voting on key issues that have been witing for a hearing, 55 representatives were absent from their duties for several days this week. House speaker Joe Tate said of those who failed to…
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Criminal Justice Wrapped 2024
The Prison Policy Initiatve has created a graphic that summarizes “criminal justice” in the United States during 2024 in a “wrapped” style format. Unsurprisingly, our system of mass incarceration continues to waste money, destroy lives, and break apart families and communities—all while managing to make people less safe. Get more information from Prison Policy Initiative:
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Prison Gerrymandering: Contact Your State Representative Today
We need your voice now more than ever! Michigan lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 494, a critical step toward ending the harmful practice of prison gerrymandering. This outdated policy distorts district maps, shifts resources unfairly, and silences the voices of communities most impacted by incarceration. We are thrilled that SB 494 passed in the Senate yesterday—but…
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Michigan Legislature Moving Forward on Reform Bills
This week has been a small victory for criminal legal reform. The bills HB 4160-64 (abolishing juvenile life without parole) and HB 4556-60 (Second Look Resentencing) passed out of the House Criminal Justice Committee with substitution amendments. These bills represent a monumental step toward creating a fairer system that values growth, redemption, and second chances. Advocates, including formerly incarcerated…
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Support VAAC This Season
We are a nonpartisan grassroots coalition committed to removing voting barriers for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. We believe democracy works best when it includes everyone, and our mission is to ensure that all Michiganders—regardless of circumstance—have the access and support they need to vote. Our donors have helped us drive meaningful change…
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Housing is a Human Right
Housing is a human right, yet people with conviction and arrest histories in Michigan face immense barriers to finding stable housing. In fact, a recent survey from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority found that respondents with conviction or arrest histories faced the highest levels of housing discrimination of any group. The more than 2…
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Voting Needs Our Protection
This year’s elections were remarkably safe and fair, thanks to volunteers and poll workers from across the political spectrum. But, according to an opinion article in the Los Angeles Times, our process of voting, and our democracy as a whole, is under serious threat. [Some people], suspicious of our elections, are trying to turn democracy…
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