MI-CURE News (May 2017)

Item

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