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Mar 19, 2020

ACLU of Michigan Statement on COVID-19 and the Criminal Legal System

As the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, and as more public and private actors take drastic steps to combat this pandemic, we urge all governmental stakeholders to...

Jan 16, 2020

Lawmakers now have a roadmap to fix a broken jail system. Will they follow it?

The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jails and Pretrial unveiled 18 recommendations for reforming a system that is not only unconstitutional, but disastrous, as studies have shown that just three days in jail...

Dec 19, 2019

Method Ban Q&A: The Latest Attack on Abortion and How to Fight Back

Right to Life of Michigan says it has cleared a significant hurdle in its attempt to outlaw an abortion procedure known as “dilation and evacuation,” which is the medically preferred method for abortion...

By Merissa Kovach, Curt Guyette

Protect Abortion in Michigan: Method Ban QA

Dec 9, 2019

Inside the Supreme Court's First Transgender Rights Case

Aimee Stephens was not prepared for the outpouring of affection that greeted her when she emerged from the U.S. Supreme Court after witnessing history in the making. The Court’s nine justices, for the first...

By Curt Guyette

Dec 4, 2019

Unlocking Michigan’s Jails: Formerly locked-up offer keys to reducing incarceration

Administrators at Genesee County’s jail estimate that at least 40 percent of the pretrial population has been incarcerated for over a year. And the record there—the longest time they’ve ever had someone...

By Curt Guyette

Nov 15, 2019

Michigan Senate Must Pass Proposed Expungement Laws That Give Thousands with Criminal Records a Second Chance

The Michigan House of Representatives voted last week to pass a package of bills that gives new hope to people with criminal records. The proposed legislation, if enacted,...