Raise the Age bills

Jason Smith from the Michigan Center for Youth Justice called the legislation "historic."

Starting in October 2021, 17-year-olds will no longer automatically be treated as adults in Michigan’s criminal justice system.Michigan will join the vast…

The governor will now have to decide if the criminal justice system should stop automatically treating 17-year-olds as adults.A bipartisan package of…

Bills that would raise the age of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction from 17 to 18-years-old are one step closer to the governor’s desk.This means that…