Michigan Radio: Gov. Whitmer signs bills raising age of Michigan's juvenile offenders
"Starting in October 2021, 17-year-olds will no longer automatically be treated as adults in Michigan’s criminal justice system. Michigan...
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Governor Whitmer Signs Raise the Age!
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed 18 bills as part of the “Raise the Age” legislative package, which passed...
Michigan Radio: Raise the Age bills on their way to governor’s desk
Originally published on Michigan Radio. "The governor will now have to decide if the criminal justice system should stop automatically...
Daily Kos: Mich. legislature passes bills to stop automatically charging, incarcerating 17-year-olds
Originally published on the Daily Kos. "Thanks to legislation that’s expected to cross Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk this week, starting...
Detroit Free Press: Michigan bills to 'raise the age' for adult prosecution head to governor
Originally published in the Detroit Free Press. "Bipartisan legislation headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk would raise the age at...
Michigan ‘Raise the Age’ bills near final legislative okay; funding, effective date remain issues
Originally Published Here Michigan’s Republican-led legislature may be taking a long summer break, but some work is getting done—and in...
Raise the Age could be a bipartisan win 100 years in the making
Originally Published Here Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent her inauguration speech talking about “building bridges” and embracing...
What Happens after Raising the Age?
Throughout states that Raised the Age (RTA), not only are youth being treated more effectively, but young adults aged 18 to 29 are...
Michigan Raise The Age Law on Track to Pass, Leaving Three States with Juvenile Age Under 18
Originally Published Here The number of states with a juvenile justice age below 18 stands at four, down from 14 states a decade ago. By...
Opinion: Don’t sentence 17-year-olds as adults
Originally Published Here Over the 30 years I spent in Michigan law enforcement, including as chief of the Detroit Police Department, I...
Hall: We need to raise the age for juvenile justice to protect 17-year-old offenders
Originally Published Here Many Michiganders, like myself, made mistakes when we were teenagers. I was fortunate that my missteps were...
Leaving no juvenile behind – Raise The Age!
Originally Published Here For those who may not know, the fight must continue on for juveniles serving life without the possibility of...
Michigan can fix this injustice to 17-year-olds | Opinion
Originally Published Here Over the course of our NFL careers, we have had the privilege of playing in some great American cities. All of...
Michigan Can Raise the Age
Originally Published Here Michigan is one of the last states left that automatically prosecutes 17-year-olds as adults, even for low...
State House approves Raise the Age; one day after Senate passed the plan
Originally Published Here LANSING, Mich. — Change to the Michigan’s criminal justice system could be coming after the state House...
House overwhelmingly approves Rep. Hauck’s plan to ‘Raise the Age’
Originally Published here LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Roger Hauck’s plan to end the policy requiring all 17-year-olds to be treated as...
Senate passes 'raise the age' reform plan, as House restricts drug forfeitures
Originally Published Here Lansing — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved a long-debated criminal justice reform plan that would...
Michigan Senate votes to try 17-year-olds as juveniles
Originally Posted Here LANSING — Michigan would no longer automatically treat 17-year-old criminal defendants as adults under bills that...
Column: Raise the age for juvenile court jurisdiction
Originally Published Here Michigan is one of only four states that continues to automatically treat 17-year-olds as adults in the...
Stop charging 17-year-olds as adults: The conservative case for 'raise the age'
Originally Published Here Michigan produces more cars and cherries than any other state, but it can do better with the state’s most...