Calling All Sources: Two New Exposés Coming in Hot
Across the United States, two industries are quietly reshaping incarceration into a multibillion-dollar business: prison tablet providers and private prison…
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.
When a Law Firm Threatens You as a Journalist: Don’t Fold, Fight Back
In my short time as a journalist, I’ve had at three separate law firms threaten me with cease and desists….
Justice Speaks: Michigan’s Move to End Interpreter Fees in Criminal Courts
The Detroit Free Press recently reported on a disturbing court protocol that erodes due process. Since 2013, Michigan’s courts have…
Humanity for Prisoners: Compassion Behind Bars, Hope Beyond Them
When people think of prison, they often imagine steel bars, razor wire, and punishment. What rarely comes to mind is…
Power & Purpose in Action: Why West Michigan’s New Training Matters for Democracy
What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is, to what they believe it…
Healing to Advocacy: How Essie Justice Group Transforms Loved Ones into Leaders
You don’t have to face your loved one’s incarceration alone. That’s the powerful promise behind the Healing to Advocacy Program, a…
Fair Chance to Advance: JFF’s $19.5M Initiative to Transform Opportunities for Justice-Impacted People
Just when you think you’ve seen it all in the nonprofit space, Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) Center for Justice &…
Addiction Is a Disease. Full Stop.
Every once in a while, someone like Judge Michael Schipper decides to open their mouth and declare: “Addiction isn’t a…
When the System Forgets Who It’s Supposed to Protect: Reports from a Bethany Christian Services Foster Home
In Colon, Michigan, troubling reports have surfaced that a foster home connected to Bethany Christian Services allowed a five-year-old child…
Walking with Warriors: How Michigan’s Veteran Navigator Program is Rewriting the Rules of Reentry
For too long, justice-involved veterans have been forced to navigate the tangled mess of reentry on their own. Housing. Healthcare….
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