Detroit Justice Center

Detroit Justice Center The Detroit Justice Center works alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote just cities.

The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is a non-profit law firm opening in 2018 that will work alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities.

🚗 This September, there are four opportunities to get your questions answered about getting your driver’s license reinst...
08/24/2026

🚗 This September, there are four opportunities to get your questions answered about getting your driver’s license reinstated!

, , & community partners are hosting FREE Road to Restoration clinics in Detroit, Bad Axe, Hancock, & Iron Mountain!

📆 Tuesday, September 1, 2026
🕤 Clinic hours from 11:00am - 3:00pm
đź“ŤDetroit (East Side) Detroit Eastern Market (2934 Russell St., Shed 5, Detroit MI)
đź”— Learn more & register at the link in our bio

Other opportunities this month:

📆 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
🕤 Clinic hours from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
đź“ŤWilcox Community Center (650 Whitelam St. Bad Axe, MI)

📆 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
🕤 Clinic hours from 11:00am - 2:00pm
đź“ŤHancock Community Hub (417 Quincy St. Hancock, MI)

📆 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🕤 Clinic hours from 11:00am - 2:00pm
đź“ŤNorthern Lights YMCA Dickinson Program Center (800 Crystal Lake Blvd. #110 Iron Mountain, MI)

During June & July, we encouraged our supporters to become Freedom Dream Sustainers by becoming recurring weekly, monthl...
08/21/2026

During June & July, we encouraged our supporters to become Freedom Dream Sustainers by becoming recurring weekly, monthly, or annual donors to DJC.

We’re so grateful to the 16 people who responded to our call for support–including the 5 people who signed up to make monthly gifts or to increase their current gift amount!

đź”— To learn more about why recurring giving is so valuable to movement-led organizations like DJC, visit the link in our bio or bit.ly/SustainDJC

08/20/2026

Announcing Our 2026–27 Artist in Residence!

The Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is pleased to announce Mariah Barrera as its 2026–27 Artist in Residence. Over the coming residency year, Barrera will develop On Earth As It Is in Prison, a photography project that reexamines one of the most familiar — and least documented — images in system-impacted family archives: the prison visitation photo.

The project will culminate in a gallery exhibition pairing original visitation photographs with their reimagined counterparts, alongside a digital zine documenting the process and the families' reflections.

Mariah Barrera (.gb) is a Mexican-American filmmaker and writer born and raised in Michigan. She graduated as a first-generation student at Columbia University with a B.A. in Film + Media Studies and Creative Writing. Her films aim to amplify themes of social justice and equity, drawing from her family’s & communities’ experiences in the urban Midwest. Using these stories, she is passionate about bridging the gap between narrative and documentary through poetry.

You can also find her on TikTok:

đź”— Read more about Mariah & her proposal on our blog! (link in bio)

Hey folks! Unfortunately we have to postpone the event tonight, stay tuned for the rescheduled date.Also, look out for o...
08/19/2026

Hey folks! Unfortunately we have to postpone the event tonight, stay tuned for the rescheduled date.

Also, look out for our 2026-2027 Artist In Residence announcement tomorrow!

08/17/2026

Driver’s license suspensions are one of the most pervasive and least visible barriers to economic mobility. A suspended license can mean a lost job, a missed medical appointment, and a deepening cycle of fines, fees, and court involvement.

Road to Restoration, a Michigan Secretary of State program co-founded with Detroit Justice Center, has helped thousands of Michiganders clear that hurdle. Now, DJC is bringing the model to Illinois, Minnesota, and Indiana; and we want your organization at the table. If you serve people dealing with license suspensions, let’s talk!

This is also a meaningful opportunity for individual attorneys. For younger, social-justice-oriented lawyers, it is real legal work with a clear, tangible outcome for the client in front of you. For seasoned attorneys, it is one of the most direct ways to give back to your community and put your experience to work where it is needed most.

If your organization is interested in joining the training cohort, contact us at [email protected] by October 1st.

08/13/2026

Meet Detroit Justice Center’s managing attorney of the Affordable Housing Group in DJC’s Economic Equity Practice, Mark Bennett (he/him)!

Mark is a real estate attorney with a focus on addressing the need for affordable and sustainable housing in Detroit’s neighborhoods, in partnership with Community Development Organizations.

Since 1985, he has participated in the development and rehabilitation of nine multifamily and mixed-use properties, including nearly 2,000 residential units and 120,000 square feet of commercial space. Seven developments are in the City of Detroit containing 1,200 market rate and affordable units, developed under the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance utilizing multiple federal, state and local economic development incentives.

Mark received his J.D. from Wayne State Law School and his B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa) in economics from Michigan State University.

Get to know more about Mark and his work!

Combining clinical expertise with the lived wisdom of navigating trauma, incarceration, and reentry, our facilitators wi...
08/12/2026

Combining clinical expertise with the lived wisdom of navigating trauma, incarceration, and reentry, our facilitators will lead a holistic and deeply grounded conversation on trauma-informed care.This interactive training will offer practical tools for strengthening trauma-informed approaches across our mental health and substance use ecosystem while centering the people most directly impacted by the systems we hope to transform.

đź”— Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckef8sfhliNO02LwHfZuRZ9D0mDy4qchRZxKaahZuX-Z_f8A/viewform?urp=gmail_link

08/11/2026

Meet Marcus Kelley (_marcthebarber702)! Founder of The Change Up | Midnight Coalition, Kelley seeks to make specific legislative changes in order to create justice for those who are systems-impacted; specifically he advocates for voting access rights for those with criminal records, and fights to end the involuntary servitude clause located in Michigan’s constitution.

In 2025 DJC nominated Marcus for ’s 2025-2026 ambassador program to produce his short film No Exception To The Promise, a powerful documentary inspired by an Op-Ed he wrote designed to educate Michigan citizens on a truth too often hidden: slavery was never fully abolished.

We are thrilled to announce that we will host an inaugural screening of No Exception to the Promise in his hometown of Pontiac, MI next month!

Check out this clip of 's podcast episode titled “Breaking the Pipeline - From Systems to Solutions” featuring Kelley, Demetrius Knuckles El, and Shawanna Vaughn. Full episode available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct2MiYEGMpE

Want to join the Detroit Justice Center’s Donor Organizing Program? Join us for our first session today at 3pm! Scan the...
08/10/2026

Want to join the Detroit Justice Center’s Donor Organizing Program? Join us for our first session today at 3pm!

Scan the QR Code or click the link to register & for more information: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/L2uAHfyptI8OrhVzCEPfFQ

Donor organizing is the act of developing the leadership skills of individuals to fundraise on behalf of a social justice organization or movement.

Our program launches during Black August and invites a cohort of supporters to engage in two donor organizing sessions per month from August-November.

No previous fundraising experience is required to join.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

We are looking for creative, experienced professionals to support our mission to deliver community lawyering services, c...
08/06/2026

We are looking for creative, experienced professionals to support our mission to deliver community lawyering services, create economic opportunities, and promote just cities!

Current roles we are hiring for:

- A bold, full-time Staff Attorney to join our Legal Services and Advocacy Practice (LSAP):
We partner with communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equity and justice. Many individuals face systemic barriers due to criminal records, legal debt, and court involvement. Our LSAP team works every day to remove these obstacles and open pathways to stability and freedom.

-A Part-time temporary Accountant:
This role is a new position created to ensure business continuity for finance, accounting, and operations functions while full-time accounting and finance staff are out on various leaves. This position will support the Director of Finance and Operations in managing the organization's day-to-day financial activities, ensuring that financial records are maintained efficiently and effectively in accordance with US GAAP.

We strongly encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and individuals with past involvement in the criminal punishment system or who have loved ones currently or formerly in the criminal punishment system to apply.

đź”— Link in our bio: learn more about the position and apply today!

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