MI-CURE News (May 2018)

Item

Title
MI-CURE News (May 2018)
Description
MI-CURE News (May 2018) covering Michigan’s progress on indigent defense reform; national efforts to restore voting rights and expand prison education; scrutiny of prosecutors and conviction integrity units; underused compassionate release for elderly and ill prisoners; links between healthcare and incarceration; prison system failures in addressing the opioid crisis; key court rulings for juvenile lifers and prisoner rights; and local and national pushes for more humane, evidence-based justice policies.
Location
Michigan
Source
MI-CURE News (May 2018)
Theme
Community and Resistance
Type
Advocacy Organization Records
Level 1 Tag
Advocacy Groups
Prisons
Pretrial & Legal Representation
Prison Conditions
Justice Reform
Courtroom Proceedings
Juvenile Justice
Level 2 Tag
Comparative Prison Models
Prisoner Rights/Rights of Incarcerated People
Appeals
Clemency & Expungement
Wrongful Conviction
Prison Education
Healthcare
Substance Use
Life Sentence
Recidivism
Privatization
Food
Fines
Fees
Cash Bail
Street Violence
Mental Health and Trauma
Disability
Prison Communications
Level 3 Tag
MI-CURE
MDOC
Date
2018-05