Elizabeth Brewer | Traverse City Record-Eagle
Reporter | Traverse City Record-Eagle-
Michigan recently raised the age at which someone can be tried in adult court from 17 to 18. Suddenly the state needed a place to put 17-year-olds, who were now considered juvenile offenders. "It wasn't really planned for," one court administrator said.
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Young people in the juvenile justice system who need long-term mental health care often find there are not enough resources to handle them. That can leave children and families feeling confused and alone.
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The committee called out a lack of policy, data collection and funding incentives that could keep kids from entering the court system.
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The MSP Seventh District — which includes posts in Alpena, Gaylord, Cadillac and Houghton Lake — will outfit all 146 of its troopers with cameras.