Supporting Change: The Michigan DOC Peer Recovery Coaches Program
In Michigan, transformation and healing are taking root in unexpected places; behind prison walls and beyond. The Michigan Department of…
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.
Dear Police Departments: Stop Redacting Whole Reports.
Dear Police Departments, We need to talk. Every week, journalists, advocates, and families file public records requests to understand what…
Badges, Boundaries, and OnlyFans: When Cops Cross the Line
Raise your hand if you blindly trust authority. ? I jest, but we all want to trust the “people in…
Building Bridges Through Art: My Encounter with Linkage Community at the 2025 Reentry United Conference
This year’s Reentry United Conference was packed with advocates, innovators, and changemakers. But one group in particular stopped me in…
Bought and Sold: How PACs Built Michigan’s Housing Crisis While Sheriffs Refuse to Criminalize Poverty
Here in Michigan, as rents skyrocket and affordable housing dwindles, some politicians keep cashing checks while counties are left to…
Celebration Fellowship: A Church Led by Returnees Offering Hope Beyond Prison Walls
Celebration Fellowship Christian Reformed Church (CFCRC) is more than just a prison ministry; it’s a living testimony that faith can…
Turning the Page: A Farewell to the Justice Policy Institute and a Legacy That Lives On
Direct Answer The Justice Policy Institute closed after 30 years of advancing evidence-based criminal justice reform. Its research archive remains…
Breaking Free from Online Cults: Complete Guide to Spotting, Escaping, and Healing
Clutch Guide to Breaking Free – The Full Series Wrap-Up Over the past month, Clutch Justice has taken you inside the mechanics…
Drunk Driving, a Deputy City Manager, and a Badge: Inside Portage’s Carroll Report
Thanks to a FOIA Request, we now have the full story about Former Portage City Manager Michael Carroll’s arrest and…
Michigan’s GOP House: No Progress, Plenty of Rollbacks
If Michigan was Wal-Mart, House Republicans would be killin’ it with their rollbacks. Because in Lansing, the Republican-controlled Michigan House…
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