Let’s Finally Put an End to Unnecessary Cash Bail
A version of this column originally appeared in the Alpena News A bipartisan group of legislators in the Michigan House of Representatives has introduced a “pretrial reform” package of bills [...]
Youth Justice: A Personal Perspective for Policy Action
A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance I had my first formal interaction with the police when I was 14 and got caught for a particularly extensive […]
Clean Slate Michigan and expungement resources
Many Michiganders have paid the price for their mistakes long ago, yet their non-violent conviction records continue to mar their names and impede attempts to rise above them and move […]
Bipartisanship continues to prevail on criminal justice reform with Legislature’s final passage of OWI expungement
For Immediate Release August 17, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 Bipartisanship continues to prevail on criminal justice reform with Legislature’s final passage of OWI [...]
New expungement law helps residents move on from past mistakes
This column originally appeared in The Alpena News on April 28, 2021 We all have made mistakes and bad decisions at some point in our lives. Been at the wrong […]
House’s passage of OWI expungement continues bipartisan support for smart justice reforms
For Immediate Release March 10, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 LANSING—The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the Michigan House’s [...]
League Applauds Governor’s Signature of Numerous Criminal Justice Reforms
For Immediate Release Jan. 4, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 Gov. Whitmer’s Signature of Numerous Criminal Justice Reforms Brings New Hope for Justice-Involved [...]