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The elimination of court fines and fees… diversion from detention… and more resources. As Colin Jackson reports—those are all part of a new juvenile justice package signed into law today.
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The package covers changes like the use of mental health and risk screenings to divert kids from the juvenile justice system… and the expansion of state resources that serve children.
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House and Senate committees held a hearing today (TUE) on improvements to Michigan’s juvenile justice system. The topic was ensuring youths charged with delinquency get adequate legal representation.
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One goal is to identify low-risk, non-violent offenders for a track that keeps them out of juvenile detention facilities
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The state House Criminal Justice Committee opened hearings Tuesday on legislation that could allow people sentenced to life in prison when they were teenagers the possibility of parole
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A bill package introduced this week would prevent anyone under the age of 19 from receiving an automatic life sentence.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is enhancing its work with providers, to address behavioral health needs in foster care and juvenile justice systems
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Gov. Whitmer has announced a new committee to help children get access to behavioral health beds
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Nearly ten months after coming together, the “Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform” is close to giving its final recommendations
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MDHHS expects to award $436,712 over a two-year period to one agency through its RFP process.