court fees

A new judicial task force report calls for an overhaul in how Michigan’s local courts are funded. The report says the local jurisdictions rely too much on fines and fees to fund their operations. The report says that is not only unfair, it undermines faith that courts and judges are more interested in dispensing justice than collecting money. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A new court rule is supposed to make sure judges in Michigan don’t put people in jail because they can’t afford to pay fines or fees. The rule adopted by…