https://www.wcmu.org/tags/justice Justice en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:15:37 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-24/indigent-appeal-counsel-named-for-james-jennifer-crumbley The parents of the Oxford High School shooter have been assigned public defenders to handle their appeals of involuntary manslaughter convictions. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:15:37 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-24/indigent-appeal-counsel-named-for-james-jennifer-crumbley Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-08/study-finds-genesee-county-jail-education-program-reduces-recidivism "This is how you restore faith and hope. This is how keep people from being incarcerated, how you keep victims from being revictimized," said Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-08/study-finds-genesee-county-jail-education-program-reduces-recidivism Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-10-20/crime-victim-rights-package-passes-michigan-legislature Legislation to support crime victims made it out of the Michigan Senate on Thursday. The package would give crime victims the right to testify remotely and have their faces blurred during court streams. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:35:32 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-10-20/crime-victim-rights-package-passes-michigan-legislature Colin Jackson | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-10/lansing-remembers-two-year-old-wynter-cole-smith-at-state-capitol-vigil Mourners gathered at the State Capitol Saturday evening to grieve the death of two-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:11:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-10/lansing-remembers-two-year-old-wynter-cole-smith-at-state-capitol-vigil Michelle Jokisch Polo https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-23/former-detroit-judge-banned-from-working-in-courts Justices handed down a six-year suspension to Kahlilia Davis, who previously worked in the 36th district court. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:02:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-23/former-detroit-judge-banned-from-working-in-courts Eli Newman https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-16/city-of-grand-rapids-fires-officer-who-killed-patrick-lyoya The city of Grand Rapids has fired Christopher Schurr, the police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:56:43 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-16/city-of-grand-rapids-fires-officer-who-killed-patrick-lyoya Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-09-18/michigan-supreme-court-takes-courtroom-to-traverse-city-high-school The Michigan Supreme Court will travel from Lansing to a Traverse City high school to hear a case in front of a public audience. This is the court’s… Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:52:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-09-18/michigan-supreme-court-takes-courtroom-to-traverse-city-high-school Tess DeGayner https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2017-11-15/national-crime-victim-support-network-announces-launch-in-michigan A network to support for crime victims of crime and to prompt changes in the criminal justice system is coming to Michigan.The Alliance for Safety and… Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:37:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2017-11-15/national-crime-victim-support-network-announces-launch-in-michigan https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-09-27/lawsuit-claims-license-suspensions-have-unintended-consequences A new report from the Legal Justice Aid Center shows roughly 100,000 Michiganders currently have their driver’s licenses suspended because of a failure to… Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:10:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-09-27/lawsuit-claims-license-suspensions-have-unintended-consequences