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Safe & Just Michigan Fall 2024 hard copy newsletter – Released!

Kate McCracken2024-10-25T16:09:50-04:00October 25th, 2024|

Safe & Just Michigan sends this quarterly newsletter to over 600 incarcerated readers at the Michigan Department of Corrections. The newsletter reports on policy updates, outreach and educational activities. Download>> SJM Print Newsletter Fall 2024 [...]

Medical Co-Pays in Prison Fact Sheet

Kate McCracken2024-06-10T09:20:31-04:00June 10th, 2024|

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 [...]

Safe & Just Michigan Spring 2024 hard copy newsletter – Released!

Kate McCracken2024-06-06T15:12:13-04:00June 6th, 2024|

Clean Slate Year 3 Report Released – April 11, 2024

Kate McCracken2024-04-30T07:49:21-04:00April 11th, 2024|

Safe & Just Michigan's report, “Clean Slate Year 3: The First Year of Automatic Expungements — Looking Back and Looking Ahead,” outlines both the successes and challenges encountered since Clean Slate became a reality in [...]

Updated: Michigan’s Clean Slate Legislation FAQ Fact Sheet – April 5, 2024

Kate McCracken2024-04-08T10:51:35-04:00April 8th, 2024|

On October 12, 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s Clean Slate legislation into law. These seven bills — House Bill 4980-4985 and HB 5120 — automatically expunge simple misdemeanors and non-assaultive felonies from the records [...]

Medically Frail Reform (Senate Bill 599) Talking Points

Kate McCracken2024-03-19T09:09:52-04:00January 30th, 2024|

Review the below talking points document to learn more about Medically Frail Reform (Senate Bill 599). Medically frail parole was passed with bipartisan support, with the support of the Michigan Department of Corrections and with [...]

Safe & Just Michigan Winter 2023 edition – newsletter released

Kate McCracken2023-12-21T14:09:14-05:00December 21st, 2023|

Juvenile Life Without Parole Fact Sheet

Kate McCracken2023-09-26T16:41:43-04:00September 26th, 2023|

The U.S. is the only nation in the world still using this harsh sentence, and even in this country, Michigan is among a minority of states that still practice JLWOP sentencing. Learn more by reading [...]

Safe & Just Michigan Fall 2023 edition – newsletter released

Kate McCracken2023-09-14T10:50:37-04:00September 14th, 2023|

Safe & Just Michigan sends this quarterly newsletter to approximately 540 incarcerated readers at the Michigan Department of Corrections. The newsletter reports on policy updates, outreach and educational activities. Download>> Safe & Just Michigan Fall [...]