Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee

Some long-term Michigan prisoners have been hoping that the Legislature would pass a package of bills that could give them another chance at freedom. But as Colin Jackson reports, the time to pass Second Look legislation has all but run out.

Legislation set for a committee hearing today would give Michigan courts the choice to not impose cash bail on defendants awaiting trial. Colin Jackson has more.

The state House approved a bill Thursday to help overhaul how courts are funded in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan bill package to make physically assaulting someone because of their sexual orientation, age or disability status a hate crime moved out of a state House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Bills before a Michigan House committee aim to give sexual assault survivors rights to have support during the investigation process. Colin Jackson has more.

Four mid-Michigan residents, including a former state employee who reviewed Children’s Protective Services cases, are facing child abuse charges. Colin Jackson has more.

Legislation to end the statute of limitations for some cases of criminal sexual conduct passed out of a Michigan House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A state House committee has approved legislation that would prohibit people convicted of many misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing guns. As Rick Pluta tells us, the bills now go to the House floor.

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.

Advocates for survivors of intimate partner violence are calling for the passage of new legislation aimed at preventing abusers from possessing a firearm within eight years of their sentence. Colin Jackson has more.