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The Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Michigan.[1] The organization promotes criminal justice reform legislation that would improve public safety and reduce the human cost of incarceration in Michigan.[2] The collaborative consists of over 100 member organizations.[3]
The organization's website claims that Michigan's current approach to crime "has failed to improve public safety while exacerbating racial disparities, wasting taxpayer dollars, and harming families,"[4] emphasizing the importance of reform.
Policy Positions
[edit]MI-CEMI supports a number of progressive legislative bills that would work to reduce mass incarceration.
In 2024, they supported "second look" reform legislation that would allow people incarcerated for long periods of time to petition courts for resentencing.[5][6][7]
In 2023, the organization advocated for laws requiring that a driver's license or state ID be provided to people being released from Michigan prisons.[8]
Methods
[edit]The organization organizes lobbying efforts and media campaigns to educate Michigan lawmakers about specific bills. They have also engaged in public education campaigns to gain widespread awareness of problems related to incarceration in Michigan.[9] Staff and leadership frequently share their own or others' stories of incarceration and hardship.[7][8][10]
Leadership
[edit]MI-CEMI's Board of Directors includes Chuck Warpehoski, Monique Stanton, and Jen Szénay.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Michigan Secretary of State". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Anna Liz Nichols (June 29, 2024). "Criminal justice reform advocates pan Democrats over stalled reform bills". Michigan Advance. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Member Organizations". Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration. 11 June 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI)". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Lauren Gibbons (November 15, 2024). "Dems eye cash bail, 'second look' criminal justice reforms in Michigan lame-duck". Bridge Michigan. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ DeJanay Booth-Singleton, Walter Murphy (October 17, 2024). "Michigan leaders, advocate call for prison reform at Detroit town hall". CBS News Detroit. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Chrystal Blair (May 13, 2024). "MI woman shares Mother's Day with mom incarcerated for decades". Public News Service. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Nushrat Rahman (April 3, 2023). "Michigan law should require inmate ID program, lawmakers say". BridgeDetroit. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder (August 24, 2022). "Washtenaw County organizations lead effort to publish Michigan prinsoners' firsthand stories". Concentrate. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Sakshi Udavant (August 5, 2022). "The recession may make things worse for formerly incarcerated BIPOC". Prism. Retrieved May 23, 2025.