Michigan works to pass new laws surrounding juvenile justice system

LANSING When Michigan raised the minimum age of adult offenders from 17 to 18, it promised to reimburse 100 percent of the counties’ cost of justice services for 17-year-olds. That aid is provided until fiscal year 2025, which begins Oct. 1, 2024. “Currently there are two separate reimbursement rates from the state to counties,” said Samantha Gibson, a...

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