Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors — A Metaphor for Lived Experience
With Halloween on the way, I thought I would do some fun pieces on horror movies. Horror is often a…
Michigan Judge Suspended After Child Sex Crime Conviction: Christopher Woolf Case Breakdown
Earlier this month, the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board issued a Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension for Christopher J. Woolf (P?79877). According to the…
Four Guns for One Man: Battle Creek PD’s Overreach Caught on Body Cam
Today, I watched some eyebrow raising body cam footage. The kind that made me shake my head in disbelief and…
Women Behind Bars: The Forgotten Prison Population
We don’t lock up women to make communities safer. We lock up women because it’s easier than fixing poverty, easier…
Read With Clutch: Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
The handbook the powerful hate and the powerless keep reaching for. This month, we’re reading Rules for Radicals by Saul…
When a Guilty Plea Isn’t Final: How a Ginther Hearing Could Reopen the Case of Cory Nethery
A complex and serious case is unfolding in Allegan County: today, Cory Nethery, who originally pled guilty to second?degree murder,…
When Prosecutors Ignore the Law: The Case of Marieh Tanha and Michigan’s Integrity Crisis
We expect prosecutors to be guardians of the law; to act with integrity, fairness, and accountability. We trust them to…
When Grief Meets Reality: Why Collecting Millions From a Formerly Incarcerated Person Is Harder Than It Sounds
The grief of losing a loved one to violence is immeasurable. No amount of money can replace the years, the…
The Ugly Side of Advocacy: Protecting Yourself from Secondhand Trauma While Fighting for Justice
And baby, that’s show business for you. Surprise! This is the Track 5 for the special series celebrating Taylor Swift’s…
Michigan’s Lawmakers Keep Failing the People — While Protecting the Status Quo
Michigan lawmakers finally based a budget. One that has left criminal justice reform advocates reeling, demonstrating a blatant lack of…
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