Category: In The News

When our work makes it to the News, we like to brag.  See articles in the news about VAAC and what we do.


  • Lawmakers Absent in Michigan

    Lawmakers Absent in Michigan

    The Michigan House of Representatives effectively ended their legislative term this…

  • Police Contacts Down, Violence and Racial Disparities Remain

    Police Contacts Down, Violence and Racial Disparities Remain

    Reporting by the Prison Policy Initiative and the Bureau of Justice…

  • Voting Needs Our Protection

    Voting Needs Our Protection

    This year’s elections were remarkably safe and fair, thanks to volunteers…

  • Safe & Just Michigan Fall 2024 Newsletter Released!

    Safe & Just Michigan Fall 2024 Newsletter Released!

    Safe & Just Michigan sends this quarterly newsletter to over 600…

  • Counting Votes and Certifying Elections

    Counting Votes and Certifying Elections

    Elections are not easy, but localities everywhere in the United States…

  • A bustling year at Prison Policy Initiative

    A bustling year at Prison Policy Initiative

    Prison Policy Initiative has been busy during the past year, sharing…

  • What Voter ID Do You Need?

    What Voter ID Do You Need?

    No photo ID? No problem. If you don’t have a photo…

  • VAAC Call to Action: Promote Our “Why I Vote” Video Series to your Networks

    VAAC Call to Action: Promote Our “Why I Vote” Video Series to your Networks

    On September 10, 2024 VAAC launched a series of short, ground-breaking…

  • Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Coalition – Rally for Reform Makes the News!

    The rally in Lansing on June 25th, 2024 received a lot…

  • When You Vote I Win Presentation at Pontiac High School

    When You Vote I Win Presentation at Pontiac High School

    Watch this fantastic video recording at a Voting Education assembly by…

  • Washtenaw County Expungement Fair Set for May 17, 2024

    Washtenaw County Expungement Fair Set for May 17, 2024

    For information about upcoming expungement fairs, please visit Nation Outside. Pre-registration…

  • The Second Look Movement: A Review of the Nation’s Sentence Review Laws

    The Second Look Movement: A Review of the Nation’s Sentence Review Laws

    From our friends at the Sentencing Project Legislation authorizing judges to…

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