A joint statement from the Detroit Justice Center and Just Leadership USA regarding the Clean Slate bill package that has stalled in the senate.Read More

Last week, Sonja Bonnett spoke beautifully at The Coalition for Property Tax Justice’s rally about the struggle Black Detroiters have faced in light of the illegal tax foreclosures across the city. [Various sources]Read More

Justice system needs transformation, not quick fixes [Detroit Free Press].Read More

Detroiters are being still being over-taxed by $600 million. What comes next?Read More

Michigan Supreme Court rules cellphones must be allowed in all Michigan courts [Lansing State Journal]Read More

Season’s greetings from the Detroit Justice Center!Read More

In August 2019, the Detroit Justice Center invited the People's Paper Co-op to Detroit to do two days of workshops focused on uplifting community members with criminal records. Participants were able to shred their criminal records and make new paper from them as well as creating posters advocating for justice-involved people to be free of...Read More

Our joint statement with Just Leadership USA regarding the recent Clean Slate bills that passed through the MI House.Read More

Statement on House Bill Package 4980-85 to expand set-aside eligibility and to automate particular expungements.Read More