ECF No. 21-1, An Amicus Brief filed by the ACLU of MI, MIRC, MI Poder and DJC in opposition to the proposed ICE Detention Center in Romulus, MI.Read More

Every U.S. citizen should be eligible for a valid passport regardless of their ability to pay their debts.Read More

A recap of the Re-imagining Safety Michigan launch event at the Love Building!Read More

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

Last November, DJC launched our 2025 year-end fundraising campaign—Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win. We’re deeply grateful to share that, with your support, we hit our goal and have already begun putting these funds to work in service of local movements fighting for liberation.Read More