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Oxford shooter sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
A soft-spoken Ethan Crumbley did not ask the judge for leniency and said he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Ethan Crumbley, Oxford, Oxford High School, mass shooting, Oakland County, Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Kwame Rowe
Detroit teacher charged after allegedly bringing marijuana gummies to juvenile jail
The 48-year-old teacher was working at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility at the time
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, marijuana, marijuana gummies, teacher, school, jail, juvenile jail
Activists to rally at state Capitol to urge Gov. Whitmer to grant clemency to more inmates
Attendees will receive a free serving of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream as part of the company’s cannabis justice campaign
Tags: Michigan News, News, Civil Rights, Politics & Government, Clemens, Ben and Jerry's, Michael Thompson, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state Capitol, Lansing, marijuana, prison, jail
Michigan still allows emergency takeovers of local governments. Is it finally time to reconsider this drastic measure?
Under emergency management, Flint faced problems that turned catastrophic while Detroit charted a new course. That mixed record and stark racial disparities have prompted calls for change.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
Tags: Michigan News, News, Emergency management, Detroit, Flint, ProPublica, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Lansing
Mount Clemens boy charged with bringing knife, ‘hit list’ to school
The 10-year-old allegedly asked another juvenile to hold down a student while he stabbed him
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Macomb County Juvenile Court, juvenile, knife, Peter Lucido, Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, Prevail Academy, school
Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty in mass shooting at Oxford High School
The 16-year-old faces up to life in prison
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Ethan Crumbley, Oxford High School, shooting, gun, mass shooting, Oakland County Circuit Court
Michigan state House bill would eliminate fees to call a loved one in jail
Studies show phone contact reduces recidivism and has a positive impact on children with an incarcerated parent
Tags: Michigan News, News, Michigan, State House, prison, jail, criminal justice reform, Tenisha Yancey, Roscommon County
James Craig’s ‘gang of forgers’ also committed fraud for another campaign, complaint alleges
More evidence of fake signatures surface in another Michigan race
Tags: Politics & Elections, Petition circulators, fraud, James Craig, Tricia Dare, politics, election, Amanda Shelton, Oakland County, Oakland County Circuit Court, Michigan Bureau of Election, Michigan Board of Canvassers
State Rep. Jewell Jones spared more jail time after drunken-driving crash, skirmish with cops
Tags: Politics & Elections, Jewell Jones, drunken driving, Jail, Livingston County, politics, State House, Democrat
Parents sue Oxford High School officials, Crumbleys over deadly shooting
Tags: Detroit News, Ethan Crumbley, Oxford High School, shooting, guns, school, Ven Johnson, lawsuit, Oakland County Circuit Court
Lawbreaking lawmaker Jewell Jones gets another chance at freedom after bond reinstated
Tags: Jewell Jones, State House of Representatives, Democrat, Inkster, politics, Michigan, drunken driving, bond, jail, Livingston county jail
Michigan Supreme Court limits use of restraints on juveniles
By Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica
Tags: Michigan Supreme Court, ruling, juvenile, restraint
No charges filed in mysterious death of woman in Harper Woods jail
Tags: Harper Woods, Police, Jail, Priscilla Slater, Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
Virtual discussion will go 'beyond the headlines' of Flint water crisis
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Flint water crisis, ProPublica
Michigan man sentenced for pointing BB gun at Black man who was grilling with his child
Tags: Kent County, racism, ethnic intimidation, guns, jail, judge, sentencing
Michigan judges are locking up children for noncriminal offenses like repeatedly disobeying their parents and skipping school
By Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica
Tags: Local News, juvenile detention, Michigan, ProPublica
New initiative aims to help Detroit police respond to mental health crises
Tags: Detroit, Detroit police, Chief Craig, Mayor Duggan, mental health, mental illness, jail, 911, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, homelessness
Wayne County sheriff's corporal killed in brutal jail attack
Tags: Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Corporal, Jail, Wayne County Jail, assault, Wayne County, Warren Evans
Oakland County judge ends probation of teen who was incarcerated over schoolwork
Tags: Grace, ProPublica, teenager, juvenile, jail, Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Brennan
Activists demand recusal of judge who incarcerated Oakland County teen for not doing schoolwork
Tags: Pontiac, Oakland County, Black Lives Matter, Grace, ProPublica
Michigan’s ‘Bikers, Buds, & Brews’ taps Marcy Playground and Soul Asylum
Detroit illegally inflated taxes on lowest value homes, study suggests
Detroit’s ‘NSFW’ art and music exhibit is not what you think
By Randiah Camille Green