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Reframing the Goals of Incarceration
Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Ram Subramanian wrote an excellent article for the Brennan Center for Justice offering an alternative perspective on the purposes of incarceration. Their approach centers around the idea of dignity. Prisons should give people access to education, therapy, and other rehabilitative activities. Through allowing incarcerated individuals to pursue meaningful activities inside prisons, they…
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Panel Discussion on Belonging and Redemption
Restorative Action Alliance is offering a free panel discussion November 18, 2024, at 7:30–9:00 pm, titled Reimagining Belonging: Redemption, Repair & Reentry in Faith Communities.
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Prison Policy Initiative: Local Governments and Prison Gerrymandering
Population counts from census data distort representation by counting prisoners as residents where they are incarcerated instead of their home. Take a detailed look at the state of prison gerrymandering across the country with this resource from Prison Policy Initiative. We’ve identified over 200 cities and counties that have taken action to avoid prison gerrymandering…
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One Week Out
We are officially in the last week before Election Day! If you have not already voted, now is the time to make a plan and see it through. And be sure to bring all your friends with you. This is what it’s all about. Use your power, and vote.
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Early Voting in Michigan!
Early voting starts statewide in Michigan October 26! Several localities have already started voting. If you would like to vote before Election Day, it’s easy, but your early voting location might be different than your regular polling place. Find your early voting locations at Michigan.gov/vote. Do you still have your absentee ballot? Return it ASAP…
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Combatting Disinformation
Disinformation in political campaigns and social media has been confusing and muddling information about our communities for years. We need to do better to promote factual narratives and evidence-based information. Fortunately, there are ways to do this through regulation, public policy, and individual action. The following is excerpted from a scholarly article (“Combatting disinformationHow it…
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Counting Votes and Certifying Elections
Elections are not easy, but localities everywhere in the United States have gotten very good at them. See what it takes to collect, tabulate, certify, and verify votes in our elections, thanks to an article written by Derek Tisler, Elizabeth Howard, and Edgardo Cortés for the Brennan Center for Justice. Mail-in ballots, early voting ballots,…
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Voting Access for All Coalition Launches Video Series ‘Why I Vote,’ Connects Voting to Criminal Justice Legal Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Voting Access for All CoalitionTuesday, September 10, 2024Contact: Angela Davenport at contact@votingaccessforall.org MICHIGAN – Voting Access for all Coalition (VAAC) launched a new video series to inspire voters to cast ballots to reform the criminal legal system in Michigan. The series of two compilation videos and seven shorter individual videos can be…
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Why I Vote featuring Bonnie, EB, and Shawanna
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Why I Vote featuring Dakota
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Why I Vote featuring Ronnie, Jackie, and Michelle
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Why We Vote: Shawanna
Shawanna votes for mental health services. Please share this video!
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