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One Republican state Senator wants some criminal convictions to be automatically scrubbed from public records. Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) says he…
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(MPRN-Pontiac) The state Senate could vote as early as this week on legislation to overhaul Michigan’s parole system. Under the bill, some inmates…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The Legislature has sent bills to Governor Rick Snyder that make some big changes to Michigan’s civil forfeiture law. It allows police to…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan would stop automatically charging 17-year-olds as adults under new bills in the state House. The bipartisan legislation would…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan would release more inmates on parole under bills approved by the state House on Thursday. The legislation would guarantee release…
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“These organizations rarely agree on anything, but they agree that we need criminal justice reform now.” Holly Harris is Executive Director of the U.S.…
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Prison Reform has become a popular cause on both the left and right of the political spectrum. But Bridge Magazine asks “who should be released first?”…
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A federal judge says Michigan must give a "fair, meaningful and realistic" chance for parole to state prison inmates who were convicted as children.Judge…