Once Upon a Time, Diversion Wasn’t a Radical Idea—It Was a Presidential One
Youth Reform Once Upon a Time, Diversion Wasn’t a Radical Idea. It Was a Presidential One By Rita Williams January…
When Incarceration Feels Like Death: The Hidden Grief Families Are Forced to Carry
Family Impact When Incarceration Feels Like Death: The Hidden Grief Families Are Forced to Carry It’s a pain unlike any…
The Right to Be Forgotten: Cleaning the Digital Slate
There is a quiet but powerful shift happening in journalism — one that could fundamentally change how people recover from…
Collateral Consequences: The Punishment That Never Ends
The Reason Foundation recently published an insightful commentary examining one of the most under-discussed failures of the criminal legal system:…
Why Must Prisoners’ Children “Do Time” Too?
Dyanna Castañeda Policarpio’s Behind and Beyond Bars: Children of Incarcerated Parents is one of those pieces that stops you cold…
Collateral Consequences: How Convictions Linger
Convictions, be it felony or misdemeanor, come with collateral consequences. And here’s the part no one tells you when you’re…
Defeated Michigan Sheriff Candidate Richelle Spencer Facing Felony Stalking Charge
Note: Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker and Barry County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to requests for comment. The National…
Why Police Suspects Get More Due Process Than Everyone Else
While literally anyone could commit a crime, it is police suspects that perhaps receive the closest interpretation to due process…
Michigan Law Enforcement Supports Diversion Programs—So Why Aren’t We Using Them More?
A recent University of Michigan survey found that a majority of Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, and Prosecutors support diversion programs offering…
Why Probation in Michigan Pushes People Deeper Into Poverty
“One of these things are not like the other, one of these things doesn’t belong.” It’s not just a Sesame…
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