The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is excited to invite you to our upcoming Mental Health Partner Convening, a dynamic one-and-a-half-day event focused on mental wellness, decriminalizing substance use, and harm reduction in Detroit and Wayne County. This convening will bring together advocates, service providers, organizers, and community leaders committed to creating a healthier, more just...Read More
The Detroit Justice Center is committed to creating equitable and just cities, meaning cities where everyone’s needs are met, and the entire population is cared for and provided for in equal measure. During our bi-weekly staff meeting this week, we were taking stock of our feelings going into election day. We were all encouraged by...Read More
The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) stands in solidarity with the pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (U of M) who are facing criminal charges from the Michigan Office of the Attorney General (MIOAG). While the Attorney General’s Office claims that they are overseeing these cases because they are “multijurisdictional”, all of the...Read More
In early October, our Economic Equity attorneys, Mark J Bennett, and Eric Williams, traveled to Minneapolis for the first-ever Midwest Community Land Trust (CLT) Conference. We spoke with Mark about his time at the conference and how it might influence our CLT work here in Detroit. 1. You recently attended the 2024 Midwest Community Land...Read More
Our legal services attorneys have noticed that many of our clients face similar issues in Michigan housing law. We created this handy one-pager that lays out common issues people might face, the MI laws pertaining to them, and potential remedies to the issues.Read More
In order to build a just city, we must begin by prioritizing the needs of the most vulnerable, unlike what we’re currently seeing in Detroit. We cannot continue to allow billionaires to profit from the misery of incarcerating our communities while we wait for policymakers to address issues like housing and food insecurity.Read More
Last week, The LOVE Building celebrated its grand opening with events from Tuesday through Friday. As a tenant partner in the LOVE Building, we were thrilled to participate in the festivities. Our brilliant Community Legal Advocate, Lauren Thomas, coordinated events for our office.Read More
DJC’s Metro Detroit Restorative Justice Network (MDRJN) concluded its third Community Circle Keeper Training on Saturday, July 14th! Over five weeks, 14 participants from various fields, including peer mental health crisis response, abolition, public education, legal system, higher education, counseling, and community organizing, gathered in a circle to learn about restorative justice. Read More
This month marks the 45th anniversary of the first Black August. We're using this time to uplift the work of our former legal director, who fought against mass incarceration for decades.Read More
At Detroit Justice Center (DJC), we know that cash bail can upend a person’s life if they’re not able to pay. It perpetuates inequality, criminalizes poverty, and undermines the presumption of innocence. So, what exactly is cash bail, and what misconceptions surround it? Let's delve into the nuances.Read More
