A persistent myth circulates in American political culture — that prison is comfortable, that incarcerated people are…
Everything about America’s adversarial criminal justice system treats defendants as bad people who deserve maximum punishment. It…
On March 2nd, after a complete nightmare of trying to get transcripts for People v. Williams into…
Barry County Circuit Court has drawn attention following repeated appellate remands, upward sentencing departures beyond advisory guidelines,…
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…
The more I dig, the more the paper trail lines up against Barry County Judge Michael Schipper….
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