By emphasizing political prisoners, Black August draws our attention to both a long legacy of Black folks’ resistance to oppression and the role of the prison in suppressing that resistance.Read More
The Detroit Justice Center supports efforts to eliminate the use of cash bail, a practice that consistently keeps many people who are presumed innocent behind bars as they await the resolution of their case simply because they are poor.Read More
Community partner of the Detroit Justice Center – Accountability 4 Dearborn – is celebrating huge and hard-fought victories after nearly two years of organizing their community toward carceral abolition and Black liberation.Read More
Our deepest condolences go out to Patrick Lyoya’s family and friends. No one should ever have to mourn a loved one because of a traffic stop. We offer our solidarity to those protesting Lyoya’s killing, and we join Black Lives Matter MI in calling for the immediate firing of Christopher Schurr, the officer responsible for...Read More
With driving on a suspended license being the third most common reason for arrests that lead to jail, DJC’s advocacy at the state level and direct services at the local level are targeting the heart of a carceral system that criminalizes poverty.As detailed in our Highway Robbery report, historically white suburbs fund their courts and...Read More
CPA's President thanked Amanda "for your commitment to social justice and the creative energy you bring to building institutions for social change."Read More
