Category: In The News

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  • Michigan Center for Youth Justice Gala, Advocacy and Action on May 17th

    Michigan Center for Youth Justice Gala, Advocacy and Action on May 17th

      From our friends at Michigan Center for Youth Justice As our…

  • 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

    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…

  • Written Testimony in support of House Bill 4556-60

    Written Testimony in support of House Bill 4556-60

    On March 19, 2024, the Michigan House Standing Committee on Criminal…

  • Launch Party: Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, 16th edition

    Launch Party: Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, 16th edition

    On March 24, 2024, hear selections from the 16th edition of…

  • 28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons

    28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons

    The 28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons (March 19…

  • Author Night in Support of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)

    Author Night in Support of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)

    Join the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) at the University of…

  • Career and Job Fair in Pontiac on 3/9/24

    Career and Job Fair in Pontiac on 3/9/24

    Hosted by Seize The Moments Inc. & Green Shield Deck Builders…

  • Michigan coalition calls for investments in safety

    Michigan coalition calls for investments in safety

    This post Michigan coalition calls for investments in safety first appeared…

  • Cooley Law School Expungement Fair in Lansing on 3/22/24

    Cooley Law School Expungement Fair in Lansing on 3/22/24

    Location: Cooley Law School, 300 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 48933…

  • New report, Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024, shows the size and scope of women’s incarceration in America

    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…

  • Friday March 1, 2024 VAAC Weekly Meeting is CANCELED.

    We apologize for the short notice. Our regular meeting at 12:30…

  • FPP (Family Participation Program) Virtual Meeting with guest, Deb Hart

    FPP (Family Participation Program) Virtual Meeting with guest, Deb Hart

    Advocacy Meeting for Families Impacted by Incarceration in Michigan! This month…

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