In the aftermath of the 2020 uprisings sparked by the killing of George Floyd, communities across the United States grappled with calls to reimagine public safety, confront police violence, and question the role of the carceral system. Amid this national reckoning, many cities began exploring alternatives to traditional policing, focusing on approaches that prioritize healing, community accountability, and safety outside the criminal justice system. However, some cities, including Detroit, ha...| Detroit Justice Center
The Detroit Justice Center, along with our partners at DTE, were featured in the above short film Road To Restoration: Michigan, put together by the team at Fined Out and JoLu Productions. The film covers our work as part of the statewide Road to Restoration clinics where we have been able to help thousands of Michiganders restore their driving licenses. As we know, driving with a suspended license can trap people in a cycle of fines, fees and court debt that can feel impossible to get out of...| Detroit Justice Center
We are pleased to announce that the Detroit Justice Center has been selected as one of ten recipients of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Reimagining Land Use & Zoning for Health Equity grant. We will utilize these funds to expand our community land trust (CLT) work and grow the affordable housing sector of our Economic Equity practice. DJC has long argued that community land trusts are an innovative way to create permanent affordable housing in Detroit, and this grant cements that CLTs...| Detroit Justice Center
We exist in times marked by both rapid decay and transformative change. Such dialectic tension largely stems from what is known as the extractive economy. The rise of the authoritarian police state, federal funding cuts towards vital human services, and the rampant exploitation of natural resources must not be understood as isolated crises but the direct outcomes of an economic system that has devalued human life and the ecology of our planet for generations.| Detroit Justice Center
Before the Detroit Justice Center became a national leader in the fight to transform the justice system, it was an idea we discussed at the Macomb Prison.| Detroit Justice Center
Couldn't make it to our celebration of our 2024-25 Artist in Residence? Read Cherise Morris' essays written during her time with DJC, and watch the video of her final reading.| Detroit Justice Center
A recap video from our Mental Wellness Partner Convening in December 2024. Includes segments from all of the sessions over two days. To watch videos of all the convening sessions, follow us on YouTube.May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we wanted to expand upon our reflections of the Mental Wellness Convening we hosted in December 2024. We’ve uploaded videos from every session of the convening to YouTube for anyone who missed it and wanted to attend, and for those who attended to revi...| Detroit Justice Center
Our brilliant staff attorney, Rubina Mustafa, sat down with 888 Creative as part of a video inviting the general public to get to know DJC. Rubina has been instrumental in organizing the Road to Restoration Clinics across Michigan with our partners. Rubina’s interview traces her path to becoming a movement lawyer, and she delves into her work with Road to Restoration. Get to know her through this video, and if you or a loved one in Michigan have a suspended driver’s license, check your el...| Detroit Justice Center
