Detroit Justice Center attorneys welcome the passage of new bills coming out of the MI Joint Task Force on Jails and Pretrial Incarceration while acknowledging issues the bills fail to address.Read More

A CALL TO ACTION AS WE ENTER THE 2020 ELECTIONSRead More

Detroit Advocates Call for $12.3 Million from Detroit Re-entry Center Closure Go To Detroit Communities.Read More

Detroit Justice Center Announces Recipient of Inaugural Abolitionist Artist Residency.Read More

“Let’s Imagine a Post-Pandemic Era With Less Policing and No New Jails”—Op-Ed in Truthout by Amanda AlexanderRead More

We and our partners filed a lawsuit against Wayne County this week calling for the release of people from county jails. This is a recap of reporting on the lawsuit in Detroit Free Press, Detroit Metro Times, and Detroit News.Read More

Civil Rights Organizations Sue Wayne County Jail for Immediate Release of Vulnerable People Ahead of Deadly COVID-19 Spread.Read More

We have signed on to this letter calling on Governor Whitmer to issue an executive order regarding prisons across Michigan. We’ve partnered with American Friends Service Committee’s Michigan Criminal Justice Program, Citizens for Prison Reform, Family Advisory Board, Humanity for Prisoners, MI-CURE, Michigan Liberation, Michigan Prisoner Rehabilitation Credit Act, Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.,...Read More

In a joint statement with Neighborhood Defender Services and Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association, we applaud Governor Whitmer's Executive Order, and call for Detroit Police to End Low-Level ArrestsRead More

For our second birthday, we’re encouraging our supporters to donate to five groups providing critical support to Detroiters during the Covid-19 crisis.Read More