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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear cases in January that could decide whether more younger defendants convicted of murder will have an opportunity to have their mandatory sentences of life with no chance of parole reconsidered by a judge.

Bills scheduled for a Michigan House committee hearing Tuesday would ban life prison sentences for anyone aged 18 and under.

A new report from the Trust for America's Health says drug overdose deaths among juveniles in Michigan tripled within a decade.According to the report,…

Drug test and unemployment bill moves forward"People who fail or refuse to take a drug test as part of a job search could see their unemployment benefits…

DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge says all Michigan inmates serving no-parole sentences for murder committed as juveniles are entitled to a chance at…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to make it easier for people to wipe juvenile crimes off their record.The new law will allow…

The University of Michigan Law School hosted a panel on life sentences for juveniles on Monday. In Michigan, a first-degree murder conviction results in…

A federal judge will hear the state’s request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging state law that allows juveniles offenders to be sentenced to life without…