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Statewide Learning Community Power Building Discussions
The post Statewide Learning Community Power Building Discussions first appeared on Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration. Are you an organizer or practitioner championing community-based public safety solutions such as alternative emergency response, violence intervention, or police accountability? If so, our upcoming coffee hour session in April will further explore our recent conversation on power…
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Written Statement in support Senate Bill 599
On March 21, 2024, the Michigan Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety heard testimony on Senate Bill (SB) 599. Policy Advocacy Manager Jazmine Wells submitted written testimony to demonstrate support of the bill and urge committee members to do so as well. Parole for medically frail people allows MDOC to 1) focus…
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Research spotlight: PrisonOversight.org equips the fight for accountability in jails and prisons
Millions of incarcerated people face deadly and abusive conditions every day in the United States because most jailers and prison administrators have free reign over their lives. For many corrections departments, meaningful and effective oversight is the exception, not the rule. Take Oregon, for example: sheriffs inspect each other’s jails and give out perfect scores…
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Tenth-Anniversary Edition of The Whole Pie Report Provides the Big Picture of Mass Incarceration — and Busts 10 of the Most Persistent Myths about Prisons, Jails, and Crime
Easthampton, Mass. — Ten years after publishing the first edition, today the Prison Policy Initiative released the 2024 version of its flagship report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie. The report provides the most comprehensive picture of how many people are locked up in the U.S., in what types of facilities, and why. In addition to…
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Written Testimony in support of House Bill 4556-60
On March 19, 2024, the Michigan House Standing Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on House Bills (HB) 4556-60. Executive Director John S. Cooper submitted written testimony to demonstrate support of the bills and urge committee members to do so as well. HB 4556-60 would create a process that could help make Michigan’s corrections system…
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Michigan coalition calls for investments in safety
This post Michigan coalition calls for investments in safety first appeared on Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration. Experts in Michigan held a press conference to respond to the 2024-2025 Michigan state budget released by Governor Whitmer earlier this month. Coalition members from Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI), Force Detroit, Organization of Exonerees, & Safe & Just…
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New report, Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024, shows the size and scope of women’s incarceration in America
This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “New report, Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024, shows the size and scope of women’s incarceration in America,” authored by Mike Wessler. 190,600 women and girls are locked up in the United States on any given day. That’s the top-line number from the new…
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Opinion | Michigan must prioritize investment in safety, prosperity, equity
Program Director of MI-CEMI, Chuck Warpehoski, penned a brilliant op-ed for Bridge Michigan. It provides an overview of the desired focus on criminal justice reform in Michigan 2024. We have reproduced it below. When Governor Whitmer announced her budget recommendations for 2024-2025, it was with wind in her sails on public safety. The COVID crime…
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Video Available: Expanding the Vision of Restorative Justice with Fred Van Liew
Friends of Restorative Justice of Washtenaw County are sharing this video of Fred Van Liew who spoke on “Expanding the Vision of Restorative Justice” on February 8, 2024. As former prosecutor in Des Moines Iowa, Fred was a pioneer in the work of restorative justice. These days he works in different parts of the country…
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Watching the Watchers: Vera releases national census on electronic monitoring
This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Watching the Watchers: Vera releases national census on electronic monitoring,” authored by Emmett Sanders. In their new report, People on Electronic Monitoring, the Vera Institute of Justice completes a massive undertaking. Collecting data from all 50 states, more than 800 counties, and the federal court…
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Prison disciplinary fines only further impoverish incarcerated people and families
This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Prison disciplinary fines only further impoverish incarcerated people and families,” authored by Leah Wang. In yet another example of how the criminal legal system extracts wealth from the poorest families, at least one-third of prison systems nationwide charge fines as a punishment for a rule…
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Addicted to punishment: Jails and prisons punish drug use far more than they treat it
This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Addicted to punishment: Jails and prisons punish drug use far more than they treat it,” authored by Emily Widra. Jails and prisons are often described as de facto mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, and corrections officials increasingly frame their missions around offering healthcare.…
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