Welcome to the Michigan Reentry Law Wiki, a collaborative effort by people involved in reentry in Michigan to provide relevant, current information on legal issues facing people with criminal records based on the manual: Providing Civil Legal Assistance to People with Criminal Convictions in Michigan produced by Legal Aid of West Michigan and hosted by the Michigan Poverty Law Program.

• Introduction
• Summaries Regarding Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions in Michigan
• General Legal Research Guides
• Cleaning Up Criminal Records
  • Obtaining Criminal Records
  • Correcting Inaccurate Criminal Records
  • Expungement
  • Deferrals and Dismissals for Specified Offenses
  • Pardons
  • Getting Damages for Inaccurate Records
• Child Support
• Financial Aid for Higher Education
• Forfeiture of Property & Civil Liability
• Identification and Drivers Licenses
• Immigration
• Housing
• Public Benefits
  • Overview of Public Benefits Lost Due to Criminal Record
  • Social Security/SSI Benefits
  • Fleeing Felon SSI/SSA Cases
  • Selective Service Registration Issues

• Employment
  • General Information and Legal Outlines
  • Disparate Impact Claims Under Title VII
  • Occupational Licensing
  • What Restrictions Apply to Specific Jobs
    • Accounting
    • Banking
    • Childcare
    • Education
    • Firefighters
    • Gaming
    • Government Employment and Government Contracting
    • Health Professionals
    • Long-Term Care
    • Military Service
    • Security Guard and Private Security
    • Transportation

• Parental Rights Termination
• Reimbursement for Incarceration Expenses
• Restitution and Fees
• Sex Offender Registration
• Youth and Juveniles