criminal justice

Taking part in education or work programs could allow Michigan prisoners to reduce their sentences under bills introduced Tuesday in the state Senate.

The legislation would allow people who entered guilty pleas to come back later and ask for a court-ordered test of DNA evidence.

The Grand Traverse County jail has had problems for years. Now the captain who ran it faces multiple felony charges. Residents have demanded changes from…

A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday alleges that inmates of the Grand Traverse County Jail can't get prescribed medications from health care…

The 86th District Court in Traverse City has changed their policy on third party bond payments. It comes after a letter sent Tuesday from The American…

Starting in October 2021, 17-year-olds will no longer automatically be treated as adults in Michigan’s criminal justice system. Michigan will join the…

The governor will now have to decide if the criminal justice system should stop automatically treating 17-year-olds as adults.A bipartisan package of…

Bills that would raise the age of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction from 17 to 18-years-old are one step closer to the governor’s desk.It means that…

This week on Points North, a private prison in Baldwin will hold immigrants convicted of crimes. Some nearby residents argue it will bring jobs to the…

Court-appointed attorneys defend people who can’t pay for a lawyer of their own, but the state didn’t give those attorneys a fair shot to defend their…