June 2020 – Michigan Journal of Public Affairs

Implementing a ‘Good Time’ System in Michigan’s Prisons Would Fight Mass Incarceration

June 22, 2020 mariatus 5549 Views

By: Sophie Ordway In this time of mass incarceration and renewed focus on the carceral state, the Michigan prison system is in desperate need of profound transformation. Popular prison reform proposals address problems that contribute to mass incarceration, such as long sentences, prosecutorial discretion, the cash-bail system, and barriers to

Blog

Maternal Opioid Use and Medicaid: How Social Workers and Policymakers Should Support Mothers and Newborns

June 8, 2020 mariatus 1610 Views public health

By: Courtney Morrison In 2014, approximately 32,000 babies were born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a disease which is categorized by a set of medical problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to narcotics post birth. Medicaid covers 82% of the costs for all babies born with this syndrome.