Skip to main content

Statewide Task Force Shares Recommendations for a More Equitable Justice System

The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, a bipartisan cooperative focused on reforming the state’s justice and jailing systems, released a set of recommendations to the public last week.

The recommendations, announced at a press event, were given to the state Legislature for consideration. The report focuses on reforming the state’s use of fines, fees and cash bail for those arrested or awaiting trial in an effort to make the system more equitable for people with low income.

“Our current jail system’s overemphasis on fines and fees—and severe imbalance and punishment

The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, a bipartisan cooperative focused on reforming the state’s justice and jailing systems, released a set of recommendations to the public last week.

X