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 ? Evidence-Based Reform Stop-and-frisk practices are a controversial police tactic in which officers may…
Editor’s Note — March 2026 This piece was published in February 2023, documenting a 2017 Judicial Tenure…
This piece was published in January 2023, documenting a July 2022 incident involving Michigan State Police conduct…
Chances are you’ve heard of qualified immunity in the last few years. If not: it is a…
Police are trained to get information out of people. They will traverse the outer edges of the…
Michigan’s criminal justice system is broken and skewed in favor of the police and the wealthy. I’m…
My name is Rita Williams. I have a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. I thought that knowledge…
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