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Public defender’s offices provide free legal help for criminal defendants who can’t afford an attorney. But Kalamazoo County’s office also provides…
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(MPRN) A package of bills in the state House would classify 17 year olds as juveniles, rather than automatically treating them as adults. Representatives…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan’s top prosecutor is on board with proposed changes to how the state parole board determines if an inmate can be released from…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Some state lawmakers want to end the practice of allowing police agencies to seize and hold onto cash, cars, and other assets that they…
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Activist Mariame Kaba says the incarceration rate for juveniles peaked in 1993. While it’s been going down, Kaba has started Project NIA to end all youth…
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A Detroit man spent over 41 years in prison. In June, he became a free man and his conviction was vacated thanks in large part to the work of the Western…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The state is hammering out its budget. And lawmakers are having a sharp disagreement with the governor’s office over one of Michigan’s…
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(MPRN-Lansing) A portion of the state Senate budget is getting pushback from the Michigan Crime Victims Services Commission.The Senate voted to move crime…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The Michigan legislature is considering more changes to the state criminal justice and corrections system. Conservatives and liberals alike…
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Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation into law designed to reform Michigan’s criminal justice system.The bills allow for time on probation to be…