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TTA in Michigan

See what Sixth Amendment work is happening in Michigan.


We worked with the Neighborhood Defender Services Detroit (NDS) and a collaborative group from Wayne County's Indigent Defense Services Department (IDSD) to:

  • Organize and host an innovative, 8 session training program for assigned counsel on the use of experts and investigators
  • Share resources, recordings and presentation materials from the training with attendees, allowing defense attorneys and investigators in Wayne County to rewatch the training on-demand
  • Work towards increasing the use of experts and investigators by court-appointed counsel in Wayne County, Michigan

We worked with the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office to:

  • Improve overall quality of appellate criminal representation across the state for indigent clients through strategic planning.

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Strengthening the Sixth


The Center for Justice Innovation is a training and technical assistance provider to the Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Justice for All program. The Center for Justice Innovation (the Center) and its partner are managing, enhancing, and expanding the Strengthening the Sixth website. For more information about the Center, visit www.innovatingjustice.org. The Strengthening the Sixth Website is supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-22-GK-01567-JAGJ awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office of Victims of Crimes, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions on this website do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website, including, without limitations, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided.