Truth in Sentencing

Advocates for prison sentencing reform say Michigan's Truth in Sentencing Law should be repealed because it hurts inmates, families, and prison employees, without improving public safety.

A petition drive to repeal Michigan’s 1998 “truth-in-sentencing” law expects to begin signature gathering early next year. If the law is repealed, prisoners could earn “good time” credits that could shorten their minimum sentences.

Michigan lawmakers passed numerous bills in 2020 to make the state's justice system more fair and rational. The new laws are the result of a bipartisan…

A federal district judge says it is unconstitutional for the state of Michigan to insist that the organizers of a proposed ballot initiative meet the…