Learn more about DJC's work over the past year from our 2025 Impact Report!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

Wayne County has built a $670-million dollar complex that went almost $150 million over budget, including a new jail. Our fact sheet includes information on the jail project, data on the harms jails cause to individuals, families, and communities, and ideas for possible alternatives.Read More

A fact sheet that covers how much the city spends on the Detroit Police Department, what the police do with that money, a grounding statement from our Executive Director on what it means to defund the police, and a few ideas on where our tax dollars could go instead.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