QSIDE Releases Social Justice Advocate Manual for Survival (SJAMS)
The Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE) has released a best practices manual aiming to…
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.
Columbia’s “Justice Through Code” Program Brings Tech Pathways to the Formerly Incarcerated
Columbia University’s Justice Through Code program is offering three certificate pathways to help formerly incarcerated individuals build technology skills and…
Second Chances and Digital Classes: Study Examines Educational Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated
Job searches are tricky for justice-impacted individuals — but what about going back to school? A Howard University research team…
Join the Jobs for The Future (JFF) #NoDeadEnds Pledge
Now is a very weird time for the economy and job seekers in America. It is even weirder if you…
Special Screening Pushes Forward the Family Rights Visitation Bill — Here’s How
? Legislative Update The Family Rights Visitation Bill was subsequently introduced as HB 6090. For the latest on the bill’s…
Prosecuting Martha: What the Martha Stewart Documentary Reveals About America’s Broken Justice System
I expected the Martha Stewart documentary to be background noise while I worked on my doctorate coursework. Light content. Something…
GO VOTE: How Local Elections Shape Justice, Prosecutors, and Mass Incarceration
Written Election Night 2024, while deep in doctoral coursework, because some things are too important not to stop for. The…
PSA: The Criminal Justice System Is Not Fair—and Here’s What You Can Do
Every day, people discover the truth about the American criminal justice system — not from a civics class, but from…
When the Justice System Breaks Your Faith
In America, as soon as we are old enough to put our right hands over our hearts, we are force-fed…
Former Allegan County Resident Speaks Out Against Alleged Sheriff’s Office Abuse
Investigative Former Allegan County Resident Speaks Out Against Alleged Sheriff’s Office Abuse Note: Sheriff Frank Baker and Prosecutor Myrene Koch…
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