Our Purpose

Hear from DJC’s Founder and Executive Director, Amanda Alexander, and other team members on the common goals of DJC and the the Kresge Foundation’s Detroit program and why this collaboration is so important to push Detroit forward.

DJC is founded on the belief that we cannot build cities that work for everyone without remedying the impacts of mass incarceration. This mission requires innovative ways of community lawyering—rooted in defensive and offensive fights for racial justice and economic equity—that build up our poorest residents through direct services and novel approaches to land use, housing, and employment. We use a three-pronged approach—what we call “defense, offense, and dreaming”—to serve individual clients, build power, and catalyze systemic solutions.

What’s Happening at DJC

Season 2 of Freedom Dreams Podcast Out Now!

This season on Freedom Dreams we’re amplifying community-led solutions to violence and harm. We called...
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Statement on Tyre Nichols

Once again we are joined together in a cycle of grief and rage at police...
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Impact Report 2018-2022

The contents of this report are a source of h o p e, reminding us...
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Statement on Lawsuit Against Unlawful Shotspotter Contract

Detroiters have made themselves clear to City Council: we want to live in safe and...
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Announcing My Transition and Detroit Justice Center’s New Co-ED Model

ID: Amanda Alexander smiling in the DJC Office in front of a yellow wall with...
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Press Release Regarding ShotSpotter

Detroit Justice Center Calls on City Council to Halt Expansion of ShotSpotter Detroit City Council...
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