Title

MI-CURE News (May 2017)

Description

MI-CURE News (May 2017) covering FCC withdrawal from prison phone rate caps; calls for prosecutorial oversight and concerns over declining jury trials; solitary confinement reforms driven by staff and DOJ mandates; critiques of prison food, healthcare copays, and loss of in-person visits; arguments for restoring prisoner voting rights; proposals to reduce recidivism through healthcare-inspired reforms; mental health diversion strategies; indigent defense innovations including client choice and social worker integration; and expanded prison education and rehabilitation programs.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (May 2017)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Courtroom Proceedings

Prison Conditions

Pretrial & Legal Representation

Sentencing

Level 2 Tag

Prison Communications

Wrongful Conviction

Solitary Confinement

Food

Health Condition

Racial Disparity

Healthcare

Prisoner Rights/Rights of Incarcerated People

Family

Visitation

Mental Health and Trauma

Prison Education

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Date

2017-05