PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Michigan

Prison Fellowship has released a Statement on the Michigan Faith Leader Support for Pretrial Reform.

Every January, lawmakers gather to do the work of creating law. Prison Fellowship staff, Justice Ambassadors, and grassroots advocates come alongside them to be a voice for justice that restores in states across the nation.

Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration’s legislative reform package paves way for needed pretrial prison reform.

Prison Fellowship is joining with other faith leaders in Michigan in supporting criminal justice reform.

Half of Michigan’s jailed population—some 8,000 people—are awaiting trial. Many of them don’t need to be incarcerated. Tell lawmakers you support pretrial reform.

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