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 &…
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.
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….
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…
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…
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