Why Social Capital Is the Missing Key to Successful Reentry After Incarceration
Reentry after incarceration is more than a matter of paperwork, probation, and job applications. It’s about reconnecting with a world…
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.
Breaking Barriers: Computer Basics for Reentry
Reentry is hard enough without being left behind by technology. And all too often for returning citizens, even the simplest…
Shredded Hopes: When Michigan DOC Mailrooms Deny Incarcerated People Their Diplomas
In Michigan, what should be a symbol of achievement is being reduced to copy paper. A diploma should denote hard…
Sponsored Post: Teaching My Kids to Outsmart Corruption (With Greenlight)
If you haven’t noticed, my days are spent knee-deep in corruption, misconduct, and the kind of systemic rot that most…
Oakland County’s Courtroom Circus: Take Down the Tent and Start Over
When opposing counsel dares to talk about “protecting the integrity of the judiciary” in Oakland County, you almost have to…
Feeding the Forgotten: How Prison and Nursing Home Food Systems Starve People of Dignity
In the U.S., two groups living under institutional care, incarcerated individuals and nursing home residents, are routinely starved of proper…
Talkwalker: The “Listening” Tool That Marketers Use to Game Google
Today we’re going to talk about a clean-up tool that I regularly see in my web analytics: Talkwalker. Talkwalker markets…
The Back Door to the Bench: How FOIA Exposes Judicial Misconduct in Michigan
Did you know that Michigan’s Judicial FOIA Ban is a wall with cracks? In Michigan, one of the biggest shields…
Farewell to Judge Frank Caprio: A Beacon of Compassion in the Courtroom
Today, we mourn the loss of a rare figure whose presence on the bench radiated empathy and humanity. Judge Frank?Caprio,…
Clutch Q&A: Victoria Rusk – Storyteller, Mitigation Specialist, Visionary
Before she was a nationally recognized Mitigation Specialist and founder of Heart of Justice and Mitigation University, my mentor, Victoria Rusk was a…
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