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The settlement will drastically reduce the circumstances under which 36th district court judges can set cash bail as a condition for release, and aims to make pre-trial detention for all but the most serious offenders "the rare exception rather than the rule."
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A new report finds stark disparities in the impacts of cash bail in Michigan, which disproportionately keeps low-income residents and Michiganders of color in jail.
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People who are accused of a serious crime often have two options: sit in jail or pay up. Advocates for criminal justice reform have been pushing to move…
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Today on Stateside, many Michiganders have received a second round of COVID-relief stimulus checks over the past couple of weeks — but for some, it’s not…
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Washtenaw County’s prosecutor’s office is about to undergo a major shakeup. Friday is the first day on the job for new county prosecutor Eli Savit. Savit…
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Today on Stateside, does a new pretrial risk assessment tool aimed at helping judges answer complex pretrial questions help or hurt defendants? Plus, we…
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The Michigan Supreme Court has launched a pilot project to test a program called Public Safety Assessment or PSA. It's a risk assessment tool using a…
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Detroit’s 36th District Court finds itself in an unusual position: as the defendant in a new lawsuit.The ACLU has sued the court over its cash bail…
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A new lawsuit aims to end cash bail and overhaul the pre-trial justice system at Detroit’s 36th district court.The ACLU filed the federal class action…
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Michigan’s cash bail system needs an overhaul. That’s the message of bipartisan legislation introduced in the state House and Senate.Representative Tommy…