Title

MI-CURE News (May 2024)

Description

MI-CURE News (May 2024) covering innovative correctional programs; updates on litigation challenging Michigan’s sex offender registry fees and calling for registry reform; reports on national and gender-specific wrongful convictions, forensic science failures, and Michigan’s flawed compensation law for exonerees; legislation targeting prison conditions, solitary confinement, and aging populations; scrutiny of electronic monitoring and calls for national regulation; exposés on inadequate prison food and exploitative commissary pricing; and lawsuits against Michigan jails and telecom firms over bans on in-person visits and attorney access.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (May 2024)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Prison Conditions

Legislation

Reentry

Surveillance

Level 2 Tag

Prison Programming

Prison Education

Disability

Sex Offender Registry

Fines

Fees

Cash Bail

Appeals

Clemency & Expungement

Wrongful Conviction

Prison Labor

Food

Visitation

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Date

2024-05