life without parole

Annual proficiency testing in Michigan schools shows reading scores continue to slide. Michigan resentences inmates who received life without parole as juveniles. And this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics.

A series of Michigan Supreme Court rulings are giving people convicted of murder as young adults the chance at resentencing, sparking hope for some and fear for others.

The Oxford High School shooter has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to order a new hearing before a judge to reduce his sentence of life with no chance of parole.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without parole sentences for people who committed first-degree murder at ages 19 and 20 are unconstitutional. Prosecutors say the decision will place major strains on already under-resourced offices.

A ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court requires more than 250 felons sent to prison for life with no chance of parole for crimes committed when they were 18 to have their sentences reviewed

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether some people convicted under the state's felony murder law should have their life-without-parole sentences reconsidered.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruling allows judges to add restitution when they're resentencing people who were initially sentenced to life without parole.

The state Supreme Court said it will hear arguments in cases that could lead to a ban on no-parole life prison sentences for people who were 19-20 years old when they involved in a major crime such as murder.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that inmates serving sentences of life without parole for crimes committed as 18-year-olds are entitled to resentencing hearings.

The Oxford High School student who shot and killed four of his classmates was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.