Politicians: Voting on Prison Policy? Walk the Cell Blocks First.
Too many lawmakers love to talk tough on crime from the safety of their air-conditioned offices but they’ve never stepped…
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.
Integrity Doesn’t Matter in Michigan: Why Public Officials Constantly Cross the Line
Direct Answer Five active Michigan cases — a drunk deputy fire chief, a judge flagged as unsafe to practice, a…
A New Robe, Old Habits? Scrutiny Follows Christopher Burnett to the Bench in Allegan County
Editorial Transparency This piece is based on accounts from multiple individuals with direct knowledge of Burnett’s conduct as a public…
“Too Hard to Believe”: The Psychology of Why We Ignore Whistleblowers
Direct Answer Whistleblowers are routinely disbelieved, discredited, and abandoned — not because they lack evidence, but because belief is psychologically…
So You Want To Be a Citizen Detective: Preorder the eBook That Pulls Back the Curtain
Key Points The BookSo You Want To Be a Citizen Detective is a practical blueprint for open-source, community-centered investigations. It…
How the VFW Bows to Bullies: The Shameful Fallout of the Angry Cops Scandal
Direct Answer The Veterans of Foreign Wars dismantled a chapter created by and for incarcerated veterans after Buffalo Police Officer…
Why Targeted Enforcement Is Just a Polite Way of Saying Police Profiling
Direct Answer “Targeted enforcement” is a law enforcement framing that presents racial and poverty-based policing as a data-driven strategy. The…
It’s Here!: A Citizen’s Guide to Taking On Your Local Government Is Now Available
Direct Answer Clutch Justice has published A Citizen’s Guide to Taking On Your Local Government: a 30+ page workbook with…
With Justice Delayed, Families Pay: How Judges Fail Families in Crisis
Fetch Note The original article at the permalink below could not be retrieved by Clutch Justice’s build system. This build…
Nobody Asked, But the Chandler Police Department Issued a Press Release Anyway — Before Charges Were Even Filed
Direct Answer On May 12, 2025, three-year-old Trigg Kiser drowned in his family’s backyard pool in Chandler, Arizona, while his…
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