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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: “Restoring Jury Duty to Michigan’s Formerly Incarcerated”
Description:
Turning A Moment Into A Movement ........
Friday October 20, 2023 @ 8:30pm
TOPIC: “Restoring Jury Duty to Michigan’s Formerly Incarcerated”
This week guest: Michigan State Rep Jimmie Wilson Jr.
State House District 32,
Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township
Ypsilanti Township trustee, UAW member
According to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, a person convicted of a felony offense is barred from serving on a jury during the term of his/her sentence. However, there is debate as to whether this right is automatically restored upon release from sentence. M.C.L.A. § 600.1307a (1) (e)
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