Title

MI-CURE News (August 2019)

Description

MI-CURE News (August 2019) covering advocacy for ending life and excessive sentences; Michigan’s new licensing initiative for returning citizens; trauma-informed court practices and the movement to end prison gerrymandering; critical reassessments of life without parole, video hearings, and the decline of jury trials; updates on Does v. Snyder, diversion programs, and compassionate release legislation; innovative hiring models removing barriers for people with records; and wide-ranging reforms across the U.S. on charging practices, misdemeanor ethics, sentencing for abuse survivors, and more—advancing justice that is equitable, humane, and evidence-based.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (August 2019)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Sentencing

Reentry

Prison Conditions

Parole & Probation

Legislation

Pretrial & Legal Representation

Courtroom Proceedings

Justice Reform

Level 2 Tag

Life Sentence

Prison Education

Mental Health and Trauma

Subtance Use

Prison Programming

Comparative Prison Models

Sex Offender Registry

Healthcare

Plea Bargain

Wrongful Conviction

Appeals

Clemency & Expungement

Racial Disparity

Death Penalty

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

American Friends Service Committee

MDOC

Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Senator Cory Booker

MDOC

Date

2019-08