What Are Stop and Frisks? How a “Brief Stop” Became a Civil Rights Problem
In the United States, the concept of “stop and frisk” refers to a practice where law enforcement officers stop an…
5 Ways Press Releases Undermine Presumption of Innocence for Defendants
Presumption of Innocence is a well known cornerstone of the criminal justice system, a legal concept meant to ensure individuals…
Big Shoes to Fill: Honoring David Moran and the Legacy of the Michigan Innocence Clinic
When one of Michigan’s most effective wrongful-conviction advocates retires, the real question is not just who replaces him. It is…
Report: Michigan Lagging Behind in Mental Health and Addiction Services
Michigan is not merely under-serving people with addiction and mental health needs. It is still routing those needs into punishment…
Reform is Coming to the Michigan Sentencing Commission
Sentencing reform does not happen only through slogans or election cycles. It also happens through who gets a seat at…
Incarceration and the Quiet Theft of Women’s Reproductive Rights
Losing liberty is one thing. Losing the ability to have a child because the state took your child-bearing years and…
Battling Depression after a Parent’s Incarceration: How to Rally and Thrive
Depression after a parent’s incarceration is not a character problem or a family weakness. It is what happens when children…
Colorado DNA Analyst Facing 500 Counts of Data Tampering
A forensic lab does not fail only when one analyst cheats. It fails when the system around that analyst rewards…
Parental Incarceration Is State-Funded Harm to Children
The prison sentence is imposed on one person. The damage is distributed across an entire household, and children absorb some…
Trump Pardons 1,500 January 6th Cases
The political headline is obvious. The systems question is harder: what happens when thousands of people and families get a…
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