Past Events

Smart Justice Campaign Launch: Oak Park

More than 40% of the people in Michigan’s local jails are there because they cannot afford bail — not because they are guilty of a crime. In Michigan, people are incarcerated for longer than nearly every other state.

May 11, 2019 to
May 12, 2019

Smart Justice Campaign Launch: Grand Rapids

More than 40% of the people in Michigan’s local jails are there because they cannot afford bail — not because they are guilty of a crime. In Michigan, people are incarcerated for longer than nearly every other state.

May 11, 2019 to
May 12, 2019

Smart Justice Campaign Launch: Saginaw

More than 40% of the people in Michigan’s local jails are there because they cannot afford bail — not because they are guilty of a crime. In Michigan, people are incarcerated for longer than nearly every other state.

May 11, 2019 to
May 12, 2019

Smart Justice Campaign: Advocate Training, Detroit

What is the American Civil Liberties Union?
For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

February 26, 2019

Smart Justice Campaign: Advocate Training, Grand Rapids

What is the American Civil Liberties Union?
For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

February 23, 2019 to
February 24, 2019

Immigration Bond Training

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center are hosting a training that will enable attorneys off all practices, including without immigration law experience, to represent detained immigrants, who are entitled to a bond hearing in Immigration Court.

December 7, 2018 to
December 8, 2018