On September 16, 2020 Executive Director John S. Cooper submitted written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bills (HB) 5846 - 53. Cooper states in the written testimony: Safe & Just Michigan urges the Michigan Legislature to pass H.B. 5846-53 without changes and without delay. These important reforms will improve the [...]
On September 20, 2019 Policy Analyst Josh Hoe submitted written testimony to the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. The testimony outlines how Michigan could drastically reduce the state's jail population by simply agreeing to discontinue the practice of incarcerating large numbers people for non-serious misdemeanors. Download>> Testimony Misdemeanor Incarceration
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 [...]
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 supports efforts to limit or eliminate the use of cash bail in Michigan. Download>> Bail Reform Testimony
Text of SB 689 Several years ago, the MDOC adopted a new policy of housing selected prisoners in county jails. The initial Director’s Office Memorandum (DOM) provided that anyone classified at security Level 1 who was serving a flat sentence for an offense other than criminal sexual conduct could be sent to serve their time in [...]