Hearing someone say “we need to get tough on crime” makes me think of The Princess Bride….
Individual experiences raise broader questions about how local criminal justice systems operate. In Barry County, several patterns…
I learned that my husband was supposed to receive a pre-paid envelope to send a grievance in the mail. The guards refuse to provide it, directly interfering in the grievance process.
Editor’s Note — March 2026 This piece was published in February 2023, documenting a 2017 Judicial Tenure…
Chances are you’ve heard of qualified immunity in the last few years. If not: it is a…
When a police encounter happens, most people turn to FOIA expecting to get back a PDF and…
If you’ve never been arrested in Michigan, or had someone you love arrested, you probably have no…
Michigan’s criminal justice system is broken and skewed in favor of the police and the wealthy. I’m…
My name is Rita Williams. I have a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. I thought that knowledge…
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