criminal justice

House and Senate committees held a hearing Wednesday on improvements to Michigan’s juvenile justice system. The topic was ensuring youths charged with delinquency get adequate legal representation.

State House and Senate committees will convene today for their first joint hearing on bills to ensure juveniles facing criminal charges have proper legal assistance. Rick Pluta has more.

A pair of House and Senate committees held their first joint hearing Tuesday at the state Capitol on bills to overhaul Michigan’s juvenile justice system. We have more from Rick Pluta.

WEMU's Josh Hakala and Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale learn more about the group SURE Moms from its founder, Florence Roberson. SURE stands for Sisters United Resilient and Empowered and is aimed at improving the lives of individuals and the community. It defines itself as a "peer support group for mothers of youth within the juvenile justice system".

The public now has access to a final report on Ann Arbor traffic stop data that shows that non-whites were more likely to be stopped for minor traffic violations. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, it also found people of color were far more likely to be searched by police. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Eight current and former state prison employees face felony charges related to the death in 2019 of an inmate at an Upper Peninsula corrections facility. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Legislation to toughen Michigan’s laws against harassment based on factors like race or religion made it out of a House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

The state House Criminal Justice Committee opened hearings Tuesday on legislation that could allow people sentenced to life in prison when they were teenagers the possibility of parole. Rick Pluta reports.

Bills scheduled for a Michigan House committee hearing today would ban life sentences for anyone aged 18 and under. Colin Jackson has more.

A drug court is coming to a Washtenaw County courthouse in the near future. Last night, the county’s Board of Commissioners voted to approve a grant to create it. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.