juvenile offenders

The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of the state and dismissed a major class-action lawsuit by young prisoners who said guards failed to stop…

Michigan’s Attorney General’s office has decided to withdraw subpoenas it served on news media outlets, including Michigan Radio.The subpoenas demanded…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's prison system is defending against a major lawsuit that claims guards and other employees failed to prevent the sexual…

Congress is set to consider updating a decades-old law that guides states on the custody and care of juveniles in the criminal justice system.The Juvenile…

A convicted killer will get a chance at a new sentence. In this case, one hour makes a big difference.Deandre Woolfolk was about an hour shy of his 18th…

For a kid caught stealing a $30 bracelet from a store, juvenile court would likely be the next stop.But a "teen court" program in Detroit gives some…

How do we really get through to kids who are headed down the path to trouble?There is a group of artists in the Flint area that believes the answer is…

The average gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. has steadily been improving, and greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time low. The…

Michigan’s Attorney General has decided to appeal a federal judge’s order that would require parole hearings for more than 300 juvenile offenders serving…

CORRECTION: The headline was changed to avoid an inadvertent pun. There are about 350 in Michigan who screwed up badly when they were teenagers. Most took…