juvenile justice

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday to create a task force to look for ways to dramatically overhaul juvenile justice in Michigan.

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…

Governor Rick Snyder has suggested Michigan should restructure the state’s juvenile justice system. However, little has been done. Paul Elam , president...

There are more than 1,600 juveniles now living in state facilities in Michigan. Most young people in residential treatment or detention centers are...

Wayne County has more than 150 juvenile lifers, by far the most in the state. As of today, only one of them – and, in fact, the only person among the...