🆘Bill Cole 🇺🇦Feb 11

RE: https://mastodon.social/@0xYumeko/116050967742867155

Sterling Heights a.k.a. Sterile Whites. Detroit suburb.
If their mayor is saying that ICE is destroying America, we may be looking at a full sweep of #Michigan elections in November of the 4 statewides and a whole lot of “safe" GOP seats in the #MILeg.

Praxis1Oct 3

Detention ≈ $66,000 per deportation.
2025: GEO/CoreCivic profits spiked 56–73% on detention expansion.

That money could fund family futures — but it fuels shareholders instead.
Sources: GAO (2020); Market Data (2025).
Forged in a Praxis Foundry with AI assistants.
#DignityForAll #mileg

Praxis1Oct 1

ATDs keep people showing up for hearings at ~92% — nearly the same as detention.

Cost per 1% attendance gain:
• ATDs/counsel: ~$7–9M
• Detention: ~$2.3–$5.0B

That’s a 600–700× price gap. Like buying one house vs. buying a whole neighborhood — for the same 1% result.

Sources: DHS 2021; GAO 2023; TRAC 2025
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#DignityForAll #mileg #KeepFamiliesTogether

Praxis1Sep 29

Community-based ATDs = 92%+ appearance rate at $4–$40/day (~$1.4k–$6k/yr).

Detention = $150–165/day (~$66k/deportation). Improves attendance by only 0.01%–3.69%.

Cost per 1% attendance gain:
• Detention ≈ $2.3–$5.0B
• Counsel/ATDs ≈ $7–$9M
→ 600–700× more efficient.

Sources: DHS (2021), GAO (2023), TRAC (2025).
Forged in a Praxis Foundry with AI assistants.
#DignityForAll #mileg

NCCPRJul 6, 2025
ICYMI: NCCPR in the Michigan Advance: Forget the ceremonies: In Michigan, every day is Family Destruction Day https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/forget-the-ceremonies-in-michigan-every-day-is-family-destruction-day/ #fostercare #childwelfare #childabuse #MIpol, #milegislature, #mileg, #mipolitics
NCCPRJul 3, 2025
NCCPR in the Michigan Advance: In Michigan, children “age out” of #fostercare with no home at all at a rate nearly double the national average https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/forget-the-ceremonies-in-michigan-every-day-is-family-destruction-day/ #fostercare #childwelfare #childabuse #MIpol, #milegislature, #mileg, #mipolitics
NCCPRJul 3, 2025
NCCPR in the Michigan Advance: In Michigan, more #fostercare children are adopted than return to their own homes https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/forget-the-ceremonies-in-michigan-every-day-is-family-destruction-day/ #childwelfare #childabuse #MIpol, #milegislature, #mileg, #mipolitics
NCCPRJul 3, 2025
NCCPR in the Michigan Advance: In Michigan if you’re torn from the arms of your parents as a child, odds are nearly 2 in 3 you’re *never* going home https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/forget-the-ceremonies-in-michigan-every-day-is-family-destruction-day/ #fostercare #childwelfare #childabuse #MIpol, #milegislature, #mileg, #mipolitics
NCCPRJul 3, 2025
NCCPR in the Michigan Advance: Forget the ceremonies: In Michigan, every day is Family Destruction Day https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/forget-the-ceremonies-in-michigan-every-day-is-family-destruction-day/ #fostercare #childwelfare #childabuse #MIpol, #milegislature, #mileg, #mipolitics
David States, MD PhDDec 12, 2024

Hey #MiLeg, can we F I N A L L Y fix Michigan's worst in the nation public records and freedom of information laws?

Bills subjecting Michigan governor, lawmakers to public records law inch forward in House

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/11/michigan-freedom-of-information-act-legislature-governor-house-lame-duck-legislation-foia/76925174007/

Bills subjecting Michigan governor, lawmakers to public records law inch forward in House

A Michigan House panel voted 5-0 to advance legislation that would subject the Legislature and the governor's office to public records laws.

The Detroit News