This week, we are fighting for all Michiganders’ rights to have fair trials and to go to school, regardless of their economic status.
In the meantime, more scary ( and discriminatory!) massive surveillance is happening, but we’ve got your back on that, too.
Michigan News
Victory in Indigent Defense Legislation!This Wednesday, the Michigan House and Senate passed legislation to fix Michigan’s broken defense system. The legislature passed bills that will allow anyone accused of a crime and cannot afford a lawyer to have a fair trial through the establishment of a permanent commission that will create and enforce statewide indigent defense standards.
Under Michigan’s current indigent defense system, disastrous losses of justice occur because appointed defense attorneys often do not have relevant experience, appropriate resources, adequate funding, or manageable caseloads.