How does Barry County, Michigan achieve a near-perfect criminal conviction rate? The answer has less to do…
A few weeks ago, I submitted a FOIA Request to understand where a turn-in arrangement went wrong….
Editorial Scope Note This article shares information about a Barry County criminal case while protecting the identities…
Fresh Ideas Series Within the criminal justice system, there are three primary subcomponents acting as checks and…
When considering unethical judges, my first major run-in was Judge Michael Schipper’s courtroom. He bullies, threatens, and…
In late January 2023, Barry County Jail transitioned to a new commissary system. It was touted as…
The more I dig, the more the paper trail lines up against Barry County Judge Michael Schipper….
Did you know courts hand out “random” satisfaction surveys? Except they’re anything but random. Those results are…
Hearing someone say “we need to get tough on crime” makes me think of The Princess Bride….
Individual experiences raise broader questions about how local criminal justice systems operate. In Barry County, several patterns…
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