WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DJC

What's Happening at DJC?

Fall Newsletter

Our Fall Newsletter is Here!

A LOVE LETTER TO OUR LEGAL COMMUNITY:

A CALL TO ACTION AS WE ENTER THE 2020 ELECTIONS

Statement

Detroit Advocates Call for $12.3 Million from Detroit Re-entry Center Closure Go To Detroit Communities.

Announcement

Detroit Justice Center Announces Recipient of Inaugural Abolitionist Artist Residency.

Newsletter

Read a letter from our Executive Director, Amanda Alexander, and learn more about what we’ve been up to.

News

“Let’s Imagine a Post-Pandemic Era With Less Policing and No New Jails”—Op-Ed in Truthout by Amanda Alexander

News

We and our partners filed a lawsuit against Wayne County this week calling for the release of people from county jails. This is a recap of reporting on the lawsuit in Detroit Free Press, Detroit Metro Times, and Detroit News.

Press Release

Civil Rights Organizations Sue Wayne County Jail for Immediate Release of Vulnerable People Ahead of Deadly COVID-19 Spread.

Detroit Justice Center

RT @WeThePeopleDet: We See @A_S_Alexander @justcitydetroit @Yale #Detroit https://t.co/X8fCPWL0PN
Dec 1, 2020, 9:19 AM
Detroit Justice Center

The Detroit Justice Center seeks a diligent and creative individual with a strong commitment to social justice to j… https://t.co/NYwAsF2lKw
Nov 30, 2020, 3:30 PM
Detroit Justice Center

RT @echoinggreen: Be sure to read #EGFellow @A_S_Alexander's profile in Yale Alumni Magazine's Nov/Dec issue & learn more about her j… https://t.co/nLpsuGjblc
Nov 30, 2020, 3:06 PM

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