Title

MI-CURE News (May 2020)

Description

MI-CURE News (May 2020) covering harmful classification practices that hinder rehabilitation; court rulings and stalled legislation on Michigan’s sex offender registry (SORA); efforts to reduce jail and prison populations during COVID-19; new bills to improve conditions for incarcerated women; racial bias in risk assessment tools; trauma-informed interventions like SURE Moms; critiques of felony disenfranchisement; recommendations to overhaul pretrial systems and eliminate cash bail; juvenile abuse; updates on life sentences and solitary confinement reform in Canada.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (May 2020)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Legislation

Justice Reform

Prison Conditions

Pretrial & Legal Representation

Juvenile Justice

Level 2 Tag

Sex Offender Registry

Abolition & Decarceration

Fines

Fees

Cash Bail

COVID-19

Overcrowding

Healthcare

Racial Disparity

Sexual Violence

Abuse by Correctional Officer

Solitary Confinement

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

American Friends Service Committee

Date

2020-05