criminal justice

A bill to guarantee juveniles facing delinquency proceedings the right to adequate legal counsel is on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta.

A former corrections officer at the Women’s Huron Valley prison has been sentenced to prison time for criminal sexual conduct. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Criminal charges of animal abuse filed against an Ann Arbor resident accused of shooting a cat with a pellet gun have been dismissed. This after a witness refused to testify fearing retribution. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The wife of a former Michigan House Speaker pled guilty to embezzlement Tuesday. As Colin Jackson reports, her husband is due in court for his own charges in about a month.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed kidnapping, terrorism and felony firearm convictions against a man accused of aiding the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Former Scio Township Supervisor Will Hathaway has requested that the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office drop its case against Scio’s current Supervisor, Jillian Kerry. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The nonprofit at the center of a legislative grant scandal is now suing the state. Colin Jackson has more.

A metro-Detroit businesswoman at the center of a scandal over a state budget earmark is now facing felony charges. Colin Jackson has more.

Joshua Lee of Wyandotte has pleaded guilty to having sex with inmates while employed at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Michigan courts have already ruled that giving minors a life sentence for second degree murder is unconstitutional. Colin Jackson reports a case heard before the state Supreme Court Wednesday could expand that even further.