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The most significant criminal justice policy changes from the COVID-19 pandemic
Prison conditions, decarceration, and mutual aid in the age of COVID-19 White Paper
Michigan Jails Task Force – House Legislative Package
Michigan Jails Task Force – Senate Legislative Package
Racial Disparities in the Massachusetts Criminal System
Spark Justice Fund at Borealis Philanthropy
Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19
Prison conditions, decarceration, and mutual aid in the age of COVID-19
Webinar on Emergency Funding for Coronavirus response in local justice systems
Vera: Monitoring jail populations during COVID-19
Vera COVID-19 and Criminal Justice: City and State Spotlights
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Federal and State Prisons
Survey of COVID-19 Concerns in the Michigan Department of Corrections, May 2020
The Consequences of COVID-19 on Individuals Impacted by the Criminal Justice System
Enacted Orders and Guidance
Whitmer signs bills lightening traffic offense penalties, shortening jail, parole protocol
Governor’s Executive Order 2020-29 on Jail and Prison Protocols (March 29, 2020)
Joint Statement by Chief Justice McCormack and Sheriff Matt Saxton (March 26, 2020)
Federal Guidance & Funding Support
Michigan Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF)
Michigan Courts News Release: More than $24M Available to Fight Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails (April 16, 2020)
Michigan House Fiscal Agency, Fiscal Brief: Federal Stimulus Legislation in Response to COVID-19 (April 3, 2020)
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Solicitation FY2020 Formula Grant Solicitation (PDF) – Application deadline May 29th.
National Institutes of Correction – Coronavirus Information
CDC interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities (March 23, 2020)
SAMHSA Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 (April 6, 2020)
Calls to Action
Executive Branch
Michigan Prisoner Rehabilitation Credit Act
ACLU Urges Governor Gretchen Whitmer To Release Vulnerable People From Prisons To Stop The Spread Of COVID-19 (April 16, 2020)
Letter to Governor on Prisons from Advocacy Organizations Urging Release and Improvement of Conditions (April 6, 2020)
Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service Letter to the Governor (March 31, 2020)
Nation Outside Demands Action on COVID-19 in Prisons (April 2020)
Courts
ACLU and State Appellate Defender Office Letter to Judges Following Executive Order 2020-29 (March 31, 2020)
County & Municipal
Demand a Moratorium on Youth Fines & Fees
Statement of the Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration (April 1, 2020)
Safe & Just Michigan Response to Executive Order on Jails and Detention Centers (March 30, 2020)
Remove Youth From Confinement in Michigan, prepared by Michigan Center for Youth Justice (March 2020)
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