MI-CURE News (February 2017)

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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