If Aunt Becky Gets a Second Chance, So Should Everyone — Why Fair Chance Hiring Matters
When actress Lori Loughlin — known by many as “Aunt Becky” from Full House — was cast again after serving…
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.
Why Communities Need Oversight Committees for Police and Prosecutors
In a just society, public power must always be accompanied by public accountability. Yet when it comes to the criminal…
Another Corrections Scandal: Michigan DOC’s Trust is Cracking
Here we go again. The system that legislators love to “count on” to keep people safe behind bars is undercutting…
When Halloween Hurts: The Forgotten Kids of Incarceration
Today, is Halloween, and I’m going to let you in on a terrifying secret: mass incarceration has made a lot…
When Feeding Kids Becomes “Optional”: SNAP Cuts and the War on the Poor
In a nation that claims to value life, dignity, and opportunity, we sure have a really funny way of showing…
Monsters in the System Finale: Dream Warriors, Candyman, and the Justice Lessons We Learn from Horror
? Horror is a Safe Space for Dangerous Questions Horror has always given us permission to peek into the dark…
Michigan DOC Keeps Getting Sued. Cuts to Reentry Programs Will Make it Worse.
What you may have heard this past week, was that Michigan gutted its budget for reentry of incarcerated individuals back…
Until It Hits Home: Michigan’s Mental Health Crisis and the Privilege That Keeps Lawmakers Untouched
Another man is dead inside Michigan’s prison system, this time at Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson, Michigan. According to MLive, the incarcerated…
Barry County Judge Michael Schipper Defies Court of Appeals Again: Arizola Case Returns to Appeals Court
Judge Michael Schipper Defies the Court — Again The saga of Judge Michael Schipper of the Barry County Circuit Court…
When Headlines Fade, Families on Both Sides Are Left With Empty Chairs
A murder makes headlines. A trial grips the public. Cameras crowd the courthouse. But when the verdict is read and…
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