4 Oct 2021
This is a huge step in the right direction! We’re grateful to have worked on bringing these changes in MI & want to thank everyone who came to #MIJailsTaskForce public meetings in 2019 for speaking out to make this happen.
1 Oct 2021
More than 70,000 Michigan driver's licenses become eligible again: What you need to know rssfeeds.freep.com/~/6682146…
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13 Oct 2020
#mileg is voting on several #mijailstaskforce bills to make important reforms to our criminal legal system to reduce unnecessary incarceration and reduce racial disparities!
#ThisIsSmartJustice
13 Oct 2020
#MISenate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee meets at 8:30 AM. Watch live here: bit.ly/31Q3wUR #MILeg #MIGov
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29 Sep 2020
We're watching #mileg Senate Judiciary today as they continue testimony on #mijailstaskforce bills to reform probation, parole, and sentencing, and expand arrest alternatives.
It's the #SmartJustice for me!
29 Sep 2020
#MISenate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee meets at 8:30 AM. Watch live here: bit.ly/31Q3wUR #MILeg #MIGov
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24 Sep 2020
Committee has adjourned until next week. Fascinating and important hearing.
Thank you @SenPeterJLucido for your leadership in continuing to guide the #MIJailsTaskForce bills in #mileg Judiciary!
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23 Sep 2020
#mijailstaskforce member @craigderoche explains the importance of critical pretrial and jail reform legislation before #mileg Senate Judiciary today. #SmartJustice
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22 Sep 2020
The #MIJailsTaskForce bills eliminating certain mandatory jail sentences pass #mileg House Judiciary committee unanimously! #SmartJustice
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16 Sep 2020
Team @ACLUofMichigan is watching and ready to testify in support of a bill package to eliminate driver’s license suspensions in many unnecessary circumstances. #mileg #MIJailsTaskForce
16 Sep 2020
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To all our #SmartJustice allies who missed it, #Mileg heard bills on removing mandatory minimums for jails today as part of the recs from #mijailstaskforce. It's a huge step toward progress!
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9 Sep 2020
#Mileg is taking up bills to remove mandatory minimums for jails. Thank you Representatives Brann and Johnson! #mijailstaskforce
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24 Mar 2020
Join our partners at @safeandjustmi for their virtual Day of Empathy tomorrow! Panel discussions include: Clean Slate, Pregnancy in prison, #MIJailsTaskForce recommendations, and a conversation with Asward Thomas of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice.
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14 Jan 2020
Great reporting on the recommendations of the #MIJailsTaskForce featuring some analysis from DJC's @A_S_Alexander.
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9 Jan 2020
A recap of today's #MIJailsTaskForce vote: buff.ly/2R4WQLM. "Among the proposals is a recommendation to stop the practice of suspending a driver’s license for failing to appear in court or failing to pay court fines and fees" said @A_S_Alexander.
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9 Jan 2020
Today the #MIJailsTaskForce is delivering their final recommendations in Lansing after months of meetings. We wanted to share some excerpts from our ED @A_S_Alexander's statement to the Task Force this morning:
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4 Dec 2019
95% of the people held in Genesee County Jail in Flint are unsentenced, and many have been awaiting sentencing for years. The #MIJailsTaskForce visited the jail at the end of October, and our Founding ED @A_S_Alexander provided a report back of the visit. Read more here:
4 Dec 2019
Administrators at Genesee County’s jail estimate that at least 40 percent of the pretrial population has been incarcerated for over a year. And the record there—the longest time they’ve ever had someone awaiting trial at that jail—is 7.5 years.
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20 Nov 2019
The #MIJailsTaskForce is combining qualitative and quantitative information to paint an unprecedented portrait of jails in Michigan as a foundation for policy change. Great example of this work in action from @justcitydetroit
19 Nov 2019
Today's #MIJailsTaskForce meeting in Lansing opened with a report back from @A_S_Alexander of the Task Force's visit to the Genesee County jail at the end of October. Some important things to know:
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19 Nov 2019
Gabriel Leaf is currently incarcerated at Huron County Jail. Read a few of his letters detailing his experience with the system.
#MIJailsTaskForce #JailReform #BailReform #SmartJustice
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19 Nov 2019
The #MIJailsTaskForce has heard numerous testimony about the recent change ending in person visitations. Unfortunately, this disconnect to a support system actually increases recidivism.
#JailReform #SmartJustice
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19 Nov 2019
Lots of focus on failure to appear rates and alternatives to incarceration at todays #MIJailsTaskForce meeting. The data shows:
- very low FTA rates for jurisdictions without cash bail
- higher appearance rates following simple court date notificiations
#BailReform #SmartJustice
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19 Nov 2019
The rest of this morning's #MIJailsTaskForce meeting will focus on findings from the subcommittees and a discussion of what potential recommendations will be coming down the line.
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19 Nov 2019
Today's #MIJailsTaskForce meeting in Lansing opened with a report back from @A_S_Alexander of the Task Force's visit to the Genesee County jail at the end of October. Some important things to know:
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