The Campaign for Justice is fighting for a fair and effective public defense system in Michigan that meets nationally recognized standards.
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Job Announcement - The Campaign for Justice is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator. Click here for more information.
---------------------------------- REPORT CITES CRITICAL FAILURES IN MICHIGAN'S PUBLIC DEFENSE SYSTEM!Click here to read the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's evaluation of trial-level indigent defense systems in Michigan, "A Race to the Bottom: Speed & Savings Over Due Process: A Constitutional Crisis."
Read media coverage from around the state on Michigan's failing public defense system, and learn how you can write a letter to the editor to your local newspaper.
Click HERE for Public Defense Task Force Conference materials.
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A Race to the Bottom
The State Bar of Michigan has released a scathing report that reveals Michigan's public defense system as one of the worst in the nation. Read the report, fact sheet, and news coverage!