Detroit Justice Center Calls on City Council to Halt Expansion of ShotSpotter Detroit City Council voted last week to uphold the contract for ShotSpotter in the two neighborhoods where it is already in operation. The Detroit Justice Center opposes the use of this surveillance technology and argues that it should not be expanded across the...Read More
Happy August from the Detroit Justice Center! The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is celebrating a recent win. Last month, the Michigan Supreme Court outlawed automatic life sentences for young people convicted of first-degree murder that transpired when they were 18 years old (People v. Parks).Read More
The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is celebrating a recent win. Last week, the Michigan Supreme Court outlawed automatic life sentences for young people convicted of first-degree murder that transpired when they were 18 years old (People v. Parks). The MI Supreme Court also published two opinions and an order that assists with extending the U.S....Read More
By emphasizing political prisoners, Black August draws our attention to both a long legacy of Black folks’ resistance to oppression and the role of the prison in suppressing that resistance.Read More
The Detroit Justice Center supports efforts to eliminate the use of cash bail, a practice that consistently keeps many people who are presumed innocent behind bars as they await the resolution of their case simply because they are poor.Read More
