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Michigan Justice Advocacy’s Statement on The Safer Michigan Act

Michigan Justice Advocacy’s Statement on The Safer Michigan Act

 
Published under: Latest Press, Legislative Updates

Michigan Justice Advocacy (MJA) believes that the Safer Michigan Act is a promising piece of legislation to make positive progress toward addressing Michigan’s incarceration issues and therefore is adding its support to passage of the Act.  Comprised of House Bills 4670-5, the Safer Michigan Act…
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Good Time Makes Good Legislation Introduced by Senator Irwin

Good Time Makes Good Legislation Introduced by Senator Irwin

 
Published under: Latest Press, Legislative Updates

Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) along with Senators Polehanki, Wojno, Chang, Santana and Geiss on behalf of Michigan Justice Advocacy (MJA), have introduced SB649 to bring a Good Time credit system back to the Michigan Department of Corrections. As a state Michigan currently spends over…
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Research Brief on Parole and Probation Across The Nation

Research Brief on Parole and Probation Across The Nation

 
Published under: Article Reviews, Latest Press, One Pager

By Cory Fulmer, Kennedy Ann Yurt, Max Bauer, Rajya Matlapudi, and Sarah Haskell The research we began on parole and probation primarily focused on three things: parole/probation population sizes, state budget expenditures on these programs, and the relationship between these things. While we managed to…
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Q & A Townhall Transcripts

Q & A Townhall Transcripts

 
Published under: Volunteer Updates
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