Bills by session - Safe & Just Michigan

Medical Co-Pays in Prison Fact Sheet

Kate McCracken2024-06-10T09:20:31-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: Corrections budget, Fact sheet, Mental health, Publication author, Publication Type, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Topic, Topics|

There are a variety of health-related costs that incarcerated Michiganders are subjected to. Co-pays for medical, dental, and optometrical visits are just one type of cost. Health care co-pays in prison have two purposes: to [...]

The Problems of Mandatory Sentencing: The troubling legacy of Michigan’s felony firearm law

Kate McCracken2021-05-14T17:10:46-04:00October 8th, 2020|Categories: Corrections budget, Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), Publication author, Publication Type, Research report, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Sentencing, Topic|

Safe & Just Michigan's report, “The Problems of Mandatory Sentencing: The troubling legacy of Michigan’s felony firearm law,” supports the passage of House Bills 5993-5994, which would end the mandatory two-year sentence for a first [...]

Safe & Just Michigan releases November 2018 e-newsletter

Kate McCracken2018-12-20T16:32:26-05:00November 29th, 2018|Categories: Corrections budget, Juveniles, Newsletter, Publication author, Publication Type, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Topic|

Click on the link below to read our November 29, 2018 e-newsletter. Download: Safe & Just Michigan November 2018 e-newsletter Stay connected with Safe & Just Michigan for the latest information on local, state, and national [...]

Fact Sheet: Get to know Safe & Just Michigan

Kate McCracken2018-11-09T14:34:14-05:00November 9th, 2018|Categories: Community reinvestment, Corrections budget, Courts, Crime survivors, Diversion, Elderly, Fact sheet, Jails, Juveniles, Lifers, Mental health, Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), Parole, Prison programs, Privatizations, Publication author, Publication Type, Racial equity, Recidivism, Reentry, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Sentencing, Sex offenses, Substance abuse, Topic, Trauma|

To learn more about Safe & Just Michigan, our one-page fact sheet. Download>> Get to know Safe & Just Michigan fact sheet

Safe & Just Michigan releases July 2018 e-newsletter

Kate McCracken2018-07-27T13:55:42-04:00July 27th, 2018|Categories: Corrections budget, Juveniles, Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), Newsletter, Publication author, Publication Type, Reentry, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Sentencing, Topic|

Click on the link below to read our July 26, 2018 e-newsletter. Download: Safe & Just Michigan July 2018 e-newsletter Stay connected with Safe & Just Michigan for the latest information on local, state, and national [...]

Safe & Just Michigan brochure

Kate McCracken2018-06-26T14:01:16-04:00June 26th, 2018|Categories: Brochure, Community reinvestment, Corrections budget, Crime survivors, Publication author, Publication Type, Reentry, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Topic|

Safe & Just Michigan, a non-profit public policy organization, envisions a Michigan in which all are safe in their communities and everyone is responsible for creating accountability, safety and justice. Download: Safe & Just Michigan brochure

New ASJ video highlights failed investments in incarceration over education.

Kate McCracken2018-03-29T15:00:51-04:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Community reinvestment, Corrections budget, Other, Publication author, Publication Type, Resources, Topic, Video|

The Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) is national partner for CAPPS in the fight for new safety priorities. Since 1985, state spending on prisons has grown seven times faster than spending on higher education. [...]

Many positive changes in MDOC budget for FY 2017

Kate McCracken2018-04-04T10:11:13-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Analysis, Corrections budget, Publication author, Publication Type, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Topic, Topics|

MDOC Budget Highlights FY 2017 The FY 2016-17 MDOC budget of $2,002,729,000 was adopted by the legislative conference committee on June 1, 2016. Several aspects are of particular interest to members and supporters: The prisoner [...]

CAPPS releases statewide poll; strong public support for reform

Kate McCracken2018-06-20T13:16:30-04:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Analysis, Community reinvestment, Corrections budget, Elderly, Mental health, Parole, Publication author, Publication Type, Reentry, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Substance abuse, Topic, Topics, Trauma|

New Statewide Poll Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Smarter Justice; public overwhelmingly supports presumptive parole, other reforms OCTOBER 1 - Today the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending (CAPPS) released a new poll showing broad, [...]

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