Title

MI-CURE News (February 2017)

Description

MI-CURE News (February 2017) covering survey findings on improving Michigan’s prison grievance systemy; legislative reforms expanding compensation for wrongful convictions and limiting judge interference with parole decisions; critiques of electronic monitoring as a carceral extension; concerns over user fees and their burden on poor defendants; research linking traumatic brain injury to incarceration risk; ACLU’s report on the harm of solitary confinement for people with physical disabilities; updates on job-readiness programs for returning citizens; and new developments in electronic court filing access and voting rights for incarcerated individuals.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (February 2017)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Legislation

Surveillance

Reentry

Prison Conditions

Level 2 Tag

Government Misconduct

Prisoner Rights/Rights of Incarcerated People

Wrongful Conviction

Mental Health and Trauma

Medical Condition

Fines

Fees

Cash Bail

Solitary Confinement

Disability

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Date

2017-02