Author: Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
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What’s at Stake in Michigan’s Prison Communications Contract
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is finalizing a new statewide contract that will govern how people in prison make phone calls, send messages, participate in video visits, and access tablets. This decision will shape how thousands of people stay connected to loved ones—and MI-CEMI is urging the state to get it right. Alongside several advocacy partners, MI-CEMI submitted a…
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Common Sense Policing Reform Needs Your Voice
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, we’re finally seeing real momentum for meaningful policing reform in Michigan. A bipartisan group of state senators has introduced the Police Practices Standardization, Transparency, and Trust (S.T.A.T.) package, a set of eleven bills shaped by years of community advocacy to increase transparency, accountability, and public trust in policing.…
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MI-CEMI Recommendations on MDOC’s Communication Services Contract
2025.06.03–MDOC Inmate Network, Applications & Services RFSDownload The post MI-CEMI Recommendations on MDOC’s Communication Services Contract first appeared on Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration.
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Police Practices S.T.A.T. (Standardization, Transparency, and Trust)- Michigan State Legislation to Improve Police Practices and Transparency, Build Community Trust
Chang_STAT_ One-PagerDownload The post Police Practices S.T.A.T. (Standardization, Transparency, and Trust)- Michigan State Legislation to Improve Police Practices and Transparency, Build Community Trust first appeared on Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration.
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2025-2026 Criminal Justice Reform Agenda
The Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI), which serves over 115 member organizations working to improve public safety and end mass incarceration, established the following policy priorities for 2025–2026. These priorities were shaped through deep collaboration among justice-impacted leaders and organizations across the state, reflecting a range of political perspectives, lived experiences, and roles…
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Has Anything Changed? Police Accountability Five Years After George Floyd
It’s been five years since the murder of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning. While some reforms have been proposed or enacted, many communities in Michigan are still asking: Has anything truly changed? On Wednesday, May 28 from 12:00–1:30 PM, join us for a special Michigan Statewide Violence and Incarceration Prevention Learning Community session focused on…
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Next Up: Prison Programming Providers Table | May 13 at 12PM
At MI-CEMI, we believe that quality programming inside Michigan’s prisons is a cornerstone of both rehabilitation and dignity. That’s why we created the Prison Programming Providers Table—a quarterly space for educators, advocates, and organizers working inside to share resources, improve programming access and quality, and engage with advocacy efforts to address prison policy issues. Our…
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Mic Check: Spokesperson Training for the Movement — RSVP Now
Your story has power—and your voice can move the needle. MI-CEMI is proud to partner with Progress Michigan to offer Mic Check: Spokesperson Training for the Movement, a free virtual training built for directly impacted leaders, community organizers, and advocates across Michigan. Thursday, May 15, 2025 12:00–1:30 PM ET Online (Zoom link will be sent…
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Landmark Michigan Supreme Court Ruling for 19- and 20- years olds with LWOP
Earlier this month, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in People v. Czarnecki and People v. Taylor, holding that mandatory life without parole (LWOP) sentences for people who were 19 or 20 at the time of the offense are unconstitutional—and that this decision applies retroactively. Combined with the People v. Poole ruling (affirming resentencing rights for 18-year-olds sentenced…
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You’re Invited: Join Us for the First In-Person Michigan Statewide Incarceration & Violence Prevention Learning Community Event!We are thrilled to invite you to the first-ever in-person gathering of the Michigan Statewide Incarceration & Violence Prevention Learning Community! This is an exciting opportunity to connect with advocates, leaders, and changemakers from across Michigan as we come together to share knowledge, learn from each other, and strengthen our collective efforts. Register here Event…