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.


  • Michigan Liberation Monthly Assembly, September 3, on Ending Cash Bail

    Michigan Liberation Monthly Assembly, September 3, on Ending Cash Bail

    This Friday, September 3rd, from 6 to 8pm Michigan Liberation will…

  • Voting in Prison and Then Becoming an Elected Official

    This is a great article about the power of voting.  We…

  • Prison Gerrymandering Addressed at MICRC Public Meeting

    Several people, including volunteers from VAAC, gave testimony at the recent…

  • Michigan Liberation Juneteenth Liberation Week of Action Starts Today

    Michigan Liberation Juneteenth Liberation Week of Action Starts Today

    Join us TODAY at 7PM EST as we kick off the…

  • Virtual Summit: Continuing Threats to Free and Fair Elections

    The Brennan Center, the Ash Center, and the Bipartisan Policy Center…

  • Chiraag Bains: Prison Gerrymandering and Voting Rights

    On the Decarceration Nation Podcast, Josh Hoe interviews Chiraag Bains about…

  • New York, Washington, and California Among States to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated

    California, New York, and Washington have recently passed laws restoring the…

  • Connecticut Passes New Law to End Prison Gerrymandering

    Yesterday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill ensuring that people in state…

  • Voting in jail: Advocates work to make sure people in Michigan can cast a ballot

    Thousands of people awaiting trial in Michigan’s jails have the right…

  • Formerly incarcerated people can vote in upcoming Michigan elections

    This is an excellent Detroit Free Press article about voting rights…

  • How a Group of Lifers Cracked the Code of Prison Reform

    National Lifers of America believes that inmates are the best people…

  • New Michigan program will help people on parole get IDs upon release from prison

    The Michigan Department of Corrections began a pilot program at four…

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