Jonathan Biernat

He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at

[Public Welfare Foundation @PublicWelfare]

Nearly 100k people in MI are currently in prison or on parole or probation. Orgs are working to shrink the footprint & advance reformes including: @justcitydetroit, @MILiberation, @NationOutside, @miyouthjustice. Learn more: https://t.co/4tOtsyvbL0 #mi #justice

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

The official walls of I grew up in the Midwest

[Legal Aid of Western Michigan @LegalAidWM]

“Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency will suspend collection activities for all claimants who were told they were overpaid jobless benefits in the pandemic.” Read more: https://t.co/uEtYAbjkDq
#WorkingWednesday

[Michigan Center for Youth Justice @miyouthjustice]

Care Management Organizations (CMOs) report serious challenges to finding stable living situations for young persons who cannot return home from detention, and this limitation of service availability increases if they identify as LGBTQ+. Read more here: https://t.co/ErcEmnqXh2

[kaylaoomf.bsky @LawOomf]

Trial lawyers: does the extreme anxiety before court ever go away or do I need to rethink my career 😅

[The New York Times @nytimes]

As debt relief for U.S. student loan borrowers faces scrutiny, wealthy families can amass millions of dollars in tax-favored 529 college savings plans, our columnist @ronlieber writes. https://t.co/ITM5kM5Xwk

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists is most acute in low-income communities of color, a recent study showed. In Atlanta, a team of mental health experts is bringing care to adolescents whose needs often go unaddressed and misunderstood. https://t.co/oBEPYMkT1P

[The projectionist woman @projectionistw]

Irène Jacob 'Three Colours: Red' (1994) Krzysztof Kieślowski.

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

The House just passed an $858,000,000,000 defense bill and not a single person, nor the media, asked “how are we going to pay for it?”

When it’s time fund programs that help poor people, we hear that question from Dems, the GOP, & pundits in the corporate media.

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Your #court is invited to test the usefulness of our newly updated guide to mental health diversion. Selected courts will be provided on-site and virtual assistance to plan and implement jail diversion systems for those w/ #MentalHealth needs. Apply now: https://t.co/vCvJLiV6XK.

[MI Supreme Court @MISupremeCourt]

JOB OPENING: Senior Law Clerk, Office of Justice-Appointee Kyra Harris Bolden, Michigan Supreme Court. Apply by December 14. https://t.co/dvBV6DPOXo

[Bankruptcy Law News @Bankruptcy_Law]

Justice Department announces new guidance for handling bankruptcy discharge of federal student loans https://t.co/UfhKhXCD1o | by @ballardspahrllp

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

BREAKING: A federal judge has struck down Biden's student debt forgiveness program after a plaintiff filed suit alleging it was unfair to people who didn't qualify. But the plaintiff is a business owner who had $47,996 in PPP loans forgiven in 2020.
https://t.co/xbes5n0XBZ

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

People suffering from mental illness are 10x more likely to be incarcerated than they are to be hospitalized. To change this, #courts must be a catalyst in addressing our nation’s #MentalHealth crisis.

Read our new report: https://t.co/NCrqv9iVi8. @samhsagov @StateJustice

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Next week, voters will be heading to the polls to vote on a variety of federal, state & local offices. In many states, this will include voting for judges. W/ more than 25 different selection systems, we make it easy to understand how judges are selected: https://t.co/UiOjDRGIQJ.

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Courts have a unique opportunity to divert individuals w/ serious mental illness away from the justice system and into treatment.

Read @Reuters article, "Judges Must Divert More Cases to #MentalHealth Treatment, Task Force Says."

https://t.co/x3zQtorLIC.

[MI Supreme Court @MISupremeCourt]

Report shows effectiveness of legal aid services in Michigan - @TheLegalNews https://t.co/EsnmWciM1F

[Michigan Center for Youth Justice @miyouthjustice]

The imposition of discretionary fines and fees creates a system in which wealthy families and youth emerge out of the justice system relatively unscathed, while families w/ lower income are forced further into poverty and caught in the web of the juvenile justice system.

#YJAM

[MI Supreme Court @MISupremeCourt]

REGISTER FOR TODAY'S VIRTUAL EVENT - After a multi-year investigation, the @StateCourts National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness will release its findings and recommendations TODAY AT 4PM to assist state courts. https://t.co/MgI9OgX0uG

[MI Supreme Court @MISupremeCourt]

.@StateCourts will present "Examining mental health & the courts: A discussion with national experts" on Oct 25 https://t.co/7agjOiC2qx