Every year, we celebrate DJC’s birthday together, reflect on where we’ve been as an organization, and this year, we’ve updated our Defund DPD and Wayne County Jail infographics!Read More

A Letter from DJC Board Member Gregory McKenzie &  April Friendraiser Update at Alkebu-lan VillageRead More

we are encouraging our supporters in Detroit to weigh in on the March 30th public budget hearing at 5 pm. We've drafted some language for you to contact your city councilor.Read More

Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist, musician, and poet Cozine Welch joins the Detroit Justice Center to develop No More Heroes: a visionary performance work about what freedom really looks like in the body, long after the bars are gone.Read More

What if we broke out of the institutional mindset and looked to Indigenous philosophies to inform Restorative Justice alternatives?Read More

An open letter from women serving long time at the Huron Valley Women's prison about how to improve the conditions at the prison and also significantly reduce the population inside the prison in order to make conditions safer.Read More

Sheba Rogers and Safiya Webster reflect on the Reform Conference.Read More

As we enter into this new year, we are taking time for our anger and sadness and we are renewing our fight for abolition.Read More

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Stop Body Camera Paywalls Act to prevent local and state governments from restricting access to police body camera footage behind an obstructive paywall. DJC supports the bill.Read More

Announcing our 2026 Formerly Incarcerated Artist Residency open to all formerly incarcerated artists in Michigan.Read More