Community reinvestment

Safe & Just Michigan’s written testimony on Pay to Stay policies

On August 23, 2019 Policy Analyst Josh Hoe submitted written testimony to the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. Safe & Just Michigan recommends two easy ways to address Pay to Stay practices. First, detain many fewer people by increasing our reliance on alternatives to incarceration and looking at incarceration as a [...]

Kate McCracken2019-08-25T21:34:18-04:00August 25th, 2019|Categories: 2019 - 2020, Community reinvestment, Jails, Legislation, Legislative Session, Publication Type, Testimony, Topic|

Update: “Proos” criminal justice reform package now pending in House Criminal Justice Committee

Senator John Proos (R - Saint Joseph) is spearheading an 18-bill package of criminal justice reforms. The multi-bill “Proos package” was introduced on May 3 and referred to the Senate Committee on Michigan Competitiveness, chaired by Senator Mike Shirkey (R-Jackson). The Senate voted the entire package out by broad majorities in June 2016. The bills are [...]

Kate McCracken2018-04-04T10:26:32-04:00June 1st, 2016|Categories: 2015 - 2016, Bill Analysis, Community reinvestment, Legislation, Legislative Session, Parole, Publication Type, Testimony, Topic|