https://www.wcmu.org/tags/juvenile-justice Juvenile Justice en-US Copyright Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:27:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-20/house-bill-could-bring-new-life-to-abandoned-mid-michigan-prison The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has been vacant since 2009. State Representative Mike Hoadley (R-Au Gres) said he wants the facility to be retrofitted to serve a new public purpose, but it’s unclear what the prison could become. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:27:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-20/house-bill-could-bring-new-life-to-abandoned-mid-michigan-prison Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-09/juvenile-lifers-can-be-ordered-to-pay-restitution-on-resentencing-mich-supreme-court-rules The Michigan Supreme Court ruling allows judges to add restitution when they're resentencing people who were initially sentenced to life without parole. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:47:34 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-09/juvenile-lifers-can-be-ordered-to-pay-restitution-on-resentencing-mich-supreme-court-rules Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-11-10/bills-aimed-at-overhauling-michigans-juvenile-justice-system-pass-through-legislature Michigan's Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was established in June 2021 with a goal of recommending changes to the state's juvenile justice system. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:35:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-11-10/bills-aimed-at-overhauling-michigans-juvenile-justice-system-pass-through-legislature Beth Weiler https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-11-13/legislature-passes-juvenile-justice-bill-package Bills aimed at overhauling Michigan's juvenile justice system are one step closer to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's desk. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:44:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-11-13/legislature-passes-juvenile-justice-bill-package Beth Weiler https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-20/house-senate-open-hearings-on-juvenile-legal-aid The House Criminal Justice Committee and the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee opened hearings on ensuring legal aid for juvenile defendants. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:52:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-20/house-senate-open-hearings-on-juvenile-legal-aid Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-19/hearings-to-begin-on-juvenile-defense-rights State House and Senate committees will convene Tuesday for their first joint hearing on bills to ensure juveniles facing criminal charges have proper legal assistance. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:21:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-19/hearings-to-begin-on-juvenile-defense-rights Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-08/bill-banning-automatic-life-sentences-to-juveniles-set-for-hearing Michigan House bills to ban automatic life sentences for anyone aged 18 and under are set for a committee hearing tomorrow. Mon, 08 May 2023 21:15:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-08/bill-banning-automatic-life-sentences-to-juveniles-set-for-hearing Colin Jackson | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-02-09/state-grants-to-focus-on-at-home-care-for-rural-kids Experts say rehabilitation is best done at home rather than a facility for youth in the juvenile justice system. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:14:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-02-09/state-grants-to-focus-on-at-home-care-for-rural-kids Michael Livingston https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-24/new-state-committee-aims-to-help-find-places-for-kids-who-need-help Juveniles can sometimes be lodged in emergency rooms for weeks awaiting placement in a dedicated mental health facility. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 22:36:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-24/new-state-committee-aims-to-help-find-places-for-kids-who-need-help Michael Livingston, Elizabeth Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-26/advocates-wayne-county-juvenile-detention-center-crisis-demands-alternatives-to-incarceration A juvenile justice group is urging Wayne County to fix what it calls a crisis at the county's Juvenile Detention facility. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:20:31 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-09-26/advocates-wayne-county-juvenile-detention-center-crisis-demands-alternatives-to-incarceration Tracy Samilton