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.


  • MI Learning Community: Bridging Connections and Building Alternatives to Incarceration

    MI Learning Community: Bridging Connections and Building Alternatives to Incarceration

    Join the MI Learning Community! Are you an organizer or practitioner…

  • PAC Traveling Art Work & Town Hall Coming to GrandRapids

    PAC Traveling Art Work & Town Hall Coming to GrandRapids

    Exciting Event Alert! Join Us in Grand Rapids for an Inspiring…

  • High stakes mistakes: How courts respond to “failure to appear”

    This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “High…

  • Second Look Michigan Hosts Westside Summer Mixer

    Second Look Michigan Hosts Westside Summer Mixer

    FRIDAY, August 25th, 2023Please join the Second Look MI Coalition for…

  • Back to Sschool Drive Sunday August 27th, 2023

    Back to Sschool Drive Sunday August 27th, 2023

    S&D PJ Housing is hosting a Back to School Drive on…

  • SADO Project ReEntry Workshop on Relationships

    SADO Project ReEntry Workshop on Relationships

    Relationships… They’re EverythingJoin SADO’s Project Reentry for our August workshop on…

  • Advocacy Day to End JLWOP

    Advocacy Day to End JLWOP

    Join our friends at Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth…

  • Coffee Hour with Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang

    Coffee Hour with Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang

    Join Senator Stephanie Chang for a coffee hour to discuss updates…

  • Detroit Public Theatre Announces Performances by Shakespeare In Prison Alumni

    Detroit Public Theatre Announces Performances by Shakespeare In Prison Alumni

    The Detroit Public Theater presents “IN & ON OUR OWN TERMS”,…

  • Prison Policy Initiative Report: Releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety

    Ending or limiting the use of monetary bail has become an…

  • Back to School Pop-Up & School Supply Giveaway in Detroit

    Back to School Pop-Up & School Supply Giveaway in Detroit

    Principles of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Levon Johnson and Inspiring…

  • Michigan Justice Advocacy Announces Good Time Signature Campaign

    Michigan Justice Advocacy us excited to announce the official start of…

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