Direct Answer When people think about the criminal justice system, they typically focus on police, prosecutors, judges,…
Direct Answer NowKalamazoo and Kalamazoo Defender have launched the Kalamazoo Court Observers program — a community-based accountability…
Direct Answer A significant shortage of criminal defense attorneys in Michigan’s rural communities is producing conditions that…
Direct Answer Habitual offender laws — the legal predecessors to modern three-strikes sentencing — did not originate…
Direct Answer The best restorative justice reading lists do more than recommend books about healing. They also…
Direct Answer Federal prisons offer some disability and mental health support for autistic inmates, but autism-specific care…
Direct Answer Judges carry implicit biases shaped by race, socioeconomic assumptions, and professional norms, and research confirms…
Direct Answer Police departments and prosecutors’ offices across the United States continue to define success through arrest…
By Rita Williams April 28, 2025 2 min read Day One of testimony has begun in the…
When a judge’s spouse leads an organization whose cases regularly appear in that judge’s courtroom, the appearance…
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