Michigan’s Broken Juvenile Defense: Why Kids Deserve Better Than Bottom-Shelf Justice
Every child in this state is constitutionally entitled to a defense, especially when they’re too young, too scared, or too…
Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a Michigan-based judicial oversight analyst and founder of Clutch Justice, an investigative platform focused on court system accountability, sentencing integrity, and SCAO policy. Her work examines how courts, policies, and administrative systems operate in practice, with a focus on where process breaks down and harm is created. Drawing on lived experience and systems-level analysis, she writes to make legal structures more readable, expose institutional gaps, and advocate for reforms grounded in both evidence and human impact. Rita’s writing bridges legal analysis, institutional critique, and public education, with a consistent focus on accountability without losing sight of the people most affected by the justice system.
Living on Fumes: How the System Turns Partners into Single Mothers
It’s the part of the story no prosecutor, judge, or defense attorney ever admits out loud: when the system cages…
Tragedy in Port Huron: Examining Michigan’s Mental Health Funding Crisis
A community is shattered after a domestic shooting at Glenview Gardens Apartments in Port Huron that left one child dead…
Why Don’t Police Act Sooner? Law Enforcement, Delays, and the Michigan Law Gap
When someone is being targeted or harmed, a pressing question is worth asking: what does it really take to arrest…
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish — How Mental Illness Turned a Parent into a Predator
True Crime · Analysis The real forensics behind how Kendra Licari was caught catfishing her own daughter, and a practical…
Rebuilding Family After Incarceration: CMTech Launches 14-Lesson Reentry Course
When prison walls finally come down, the challenges don’t end at the gates. One of the most difficult and overlooked…
Supporting Families with Incarcerated Parents: Practical Advice for Caregivers
When a parent is incarcerated, the impact ripples far beyond prison walls. Families are left to adjust overnight, and children…
America at the Crossroads: What Charlie Kirk’s Death Reveals About Our Collective Fracture
It’s been a very weird day on the heels of a very stressful night. The events of the past twenty-four…
Predators in Divorce Court: How Lawyers and Realtors Profit from Families in Crisis
When families are torn apart by divorce, the courtroom should be a place for fairness, dignity, and the protection of…
10 Signs Bail Is Being Used as a Weapon — Not a Safeguard
Cash bail was never supposed to be a punishment. It was designed as a safeguard: a temporary measure to ensure…
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