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🌟Celebrating Rep. @KaraHope7 for embodying 'Courage Over Comfort'! Thank you for your brave leadership. 💙 #CourageOverComfort #SecondLookMI @Rep_Andrews @StateRepTCarter @KellyBreenMI @RepStephYoung @NoahArbit @Emily77D #mileg

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What happens when storytelling becomes a tool for advocacy?

Join MI-CEMI on June 24 for Documentary Storytelling: Using Film to Advance Advocacy & Narrative Change. on June 24 at 1:00 PM - Reserve your spot: https://t.co/8Ab6QndubR

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What would happen if every incarcerated person had access to the tools they need to succeed? Register today: https://t.co/xIvr8OKqEz

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Michigan cannot safely and humanely operate overcrowded prisons. Recent deaths have highlighted systemic problems across Michigan's prison system. Learn more and take action: https://t.co/qq2QXa6KM5...

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Remember, all the evidence shows that sex offender registries either have no impact on public safety or make safety worse by making it harder for people to get jobs, housing. https://t.co/3VSzXHeipJ

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“Citizens for Prison Reform has helped with the legislation on this, and it passed through the Senate with bipartisan support,” she said. “It’s something everyone seems to agree on that needs to be improved.”
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So the up north facilities that most separate people from their families are also the hardest to staff, and now most expensive to hire for. What part of this is a good idea? https://t.co/8CkMC5NATC

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"They make mistakes, just as we do."

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"these kids are still kids at the end of the day, and that they've gone through a lot," Martin said. "They might have done something that's landed them in juvenile detention, but they're still learning and growing, with emotions and feelings, just like us."

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“We need to take action,” Wortz said. “The people of this state deserve to know with confidence that correctional facilities are operating safely, lawfully, and with full transparency. Anything less would be a betrayal of our duty as lawmakers”  Fro...

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"women were told they would be sent to solitary confinement if they didn't perform the apparently urgent work until 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. Thursday and Friday, inmates … told the Detroit Free Press"
Cleaning: good
Forced Prison Labor: Bad

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Read more about the effort at
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“Nobody has taken a really close look at sentencing in Michigan for nearly 30 years,” Yates said. “The purpose of the revitalized sentencing commission is to do the research that’s been lacking for the last three decades about how sentencing is working in Michigan.”

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Way to go LaWanda. May Melvin's legacy continue and your leadership help We The People Opportunity Farm's impact grow!
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Virtual presentation on Youth Defense Services in Michigan on June 3rd. Register here: https://t.co/bW0MHGuPlp

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“This initiative is about resourcing those organizations, strengthening coordination, and making sure we are aligned in how we show up for the communities we serve.”

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“Community violence intervention is most effective when it is led by the people closest to the work,” said Dujuan Zoe Kennedy, executive director of FORCE Detroit.
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“DPD will say that it’s worth saving a life or solving a case, but while I agree that’s valuable and important, but I’m more interested in putting that money into something that’s preventative,” Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero
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Making sure orgs who are eligible see this https://t.co/O4JEA9Y0dr