Author: Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
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Immigration and Criminal Justice
Zip tying children. Deportations without due process. Inhumane detention conditions. Local law enforcement engaging in federal immigration enforcement. These abusive practices are scary on their own. Even ore troubling is the risk that they will spill over to non-immigration law enforcement, jail, and prison practices. Join this discussion with immigration and criminal justice leaders to:…
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Listen to ALL Survivors this Domestic Violence Awareness Month
When Shameka Layton was fourteen, she left a dysfunctional household and never returned. She met a fellow runaway named Walter who had left a group home in search of his parents and siblings. Walter soon began drinking and selling drugs, which resulted in him becoming abusive towards Shameka. When Shameka became pregnant at seventeen, with…
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Compromise Budget Compromises Public Safety
Advocates give budget deal mixed reviews for investing in prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry for folks impacted by the criminal legal system MICHIGAN – Groups working to make Michigan safer and more just for everyone gave the recent budget mixed reviews for promoting public safety through violence prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry. Cuts to Community-Based and Peer-Led…
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Striving for Justice and True Public Safety in the State Budget
Advocates call for increases in violence prevention and safe reentry after incarceration MICHIGAN – A group of justice advocates called for more support of proven, community-based violence prevention for those returning to their families and communities. The Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) hosted a virtual press conference Wednesday calling on elected officials to…
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House Budget Proposes Dangerous Cuts to Healthcare, Food, Youth Justice
Last week, Matt Hall, the Speaker of Michigan House of Representatives, introduced the House Republicans 800-page budget proposal, gave lawmakers 1 hour to review it, and then passed it out of the House. The budget calls for major across the board cuts. As our fiscal sponsor, the Michigan League for Public Policy notes, it calls…
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Media Release: Justice Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Public Safety Cuts
House budget hits most vulnerable families, those seeking to change their lives Contact: Chuck Warpehoski chuckw@mi-cemi.org MICHIGAN – Public safety advocates are speaking out against a budget passed by Republican members of the Michigan State House of Representatives that cuts funds to programs that promote public safety by preventing crime, promoting rehabilitation, and supporting successful…
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How Restorative Justice Can Transform the Criminal Justice System
Restorative practices not only can help transform all aspects of the criminal legal system, they already are. Hear from a panel of leaders to learn how restorative practices are being used to prevent incarceration, how incarcerated people are learning and using restorative practices during incarceration, how they are supporting reentry, and how restorative practices could…
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Leveraging Podcasts Without Starting Your Own
You don’t have to run a podcast to show up powerfully on one. Join MI-CEMI for a communications table focused on how individuals and organizations can use podcast platforms to amplify stories, build narrative power, and advance criminal legal reform—without producing a podcast themselves. This session is designed for people who are interested in using…
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Draconian Resentencing Bills Advance Despite Broad Opposition
A package of resentencing legislation—House Bills 4506, 4507, and 4508, introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner—is moving forward in the Michigan House after a Judiciary Committee vote on June 25. The bills would establish harsh new sentencing minimums in response to recent Michigan Supreme Court rulings that prohibited mandatory life without parole sentences for individuals who…
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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…