Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones

(he/him) (he/him)

AFSC-MCJ Program Coordinator

Danny Jones is a mediator, facilitator, speaker, and organizer, and is a Program Coordinator with the American Friends Service Committee Michigan Criminal Justice Program (AFSC-MCJP). As a former Juvenile Lifer, Danny spent his time inside prison doing deep, introspective work, and mentoring others. In 2013, he worked to develop the Personal Enrichment and Parole Readiness program, which is now used in several prisons across Michigan. Upon his re-sentencing and release in March of 2019, Danny co-facilitated two national convenings, one in Michigan on Ending Perpetual Punishment, the other in Washington, D.C., in an “Unlock the Box” campaign to end solitary confinement, and hosts a weekly support call, via Zoom, for families with loved ones currently incarcerated.