We’re building a more equitable and just Detroit, and we need your help.
Who We Are
The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is a non-profit law firm working alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities.
What We Do
Legal Services & Advocacy
Economic Equity
Just Cities Lab
Michigan Bail Funds
Campaigns and Advocacy
Artist Residency
Each day, our team fights to reunite families, lift barriers to employment and housing, and strengthen communities by supporting small businesses and land trusts.
What’s Happening at DJC
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Making Communities Safe, Without the Police
Effective responses to violence—preventing it, interrupting it, holding people accountable, and helping people heal—already exist. We need to learn from and invest in them—from Amanda Alexander and Danielle Sered in The Boston Review,
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New Traffic Laws in Michigan: What Drivers Should Know!
On October 1, 2021, the law changed and the Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) lifted driver’s license suspensions for certain driving law violations (website link). Here’s a few specific things we think you should know:
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Metro Detroit Policing
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been sharing statistics and data around policing in Metro Detroit on our Instagram account.
