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Press Release Regarding ShotSpotter

Detroit Justice Center Calls on City Council to Halt Expansion of ShotSpotter Detroit City Council voted last week to uphold the contract for ShotSpotter in the two neighborhoods where it is already in operation. The Detroit Justice Center opposes the use of this surveillance technology and argues that it should not be expanded across the...
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Restorative Justice Resources

View the most up-to-date list of resources on the Metro Detroit Restorative Justice Network website.
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Michigan Supreme Court Held Mandatory Life Without Parole For Juveniles Is Unconstitutional

The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is celebrating a recent win. Last week, the Michigan Supreme Court outlawed automatic life sentences for young people convicted of first-degree murder that transpired when they were 18 years old (People v. Parks). The MI Supreme Court also published two opinions and an order that assists with extending the U.S....
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Commemorating Black August and the Ongoing Fight for Freedom

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.
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DJC Welcomes New Associate Executive Director of Programs & Strategy nikkita oliver

The Detroit Justice Center is giving a warm welcome to our new Associate Executive Director of programs & strategy nikkita oliver.
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Statement On 36th District Court Cash Bail Settlement

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.
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Announcing our 2022-2023 Artist in Residence!

Announcing that Saylem Celeste will be our 2022-2023 Artist in Residence!
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Grace in Action Collectives launches 3 new cooperatives with support from DJC

Dulce Detroit, Radical Productions, and Bridging Languages are the 3 newest worker-owned cooperatives in the city of Detroit.
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DJC and Accountability 4 Dearborn celebrate huge wins toward ending racist policing in metro-Detroit

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.
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