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Support For Ending Juvenile Life w/o Parole Sentencing

Support For Ending Juvenile Life w/o Parole Sentencing

 
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Michigan Justice Advocacy strongly supports Michigan lawmakers who take bold steps such as Representatives O’Neal, Meerman, LaGrand and Kahle. In numerous ways we codify special protection for juveniles into our state and national laws. These protections recognize that there are differences between young, immature ways…
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Michigan Justice Advocacy’s Statement on The Safer Michigan Act

Michigan Justice Advocacy’s Statement on The Safer Michigan Act

 
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Michigan Justice Advocacy (MJA) believes that the Safer Michigan Act is a promising piece of legislation to make positive progress toward addressing Michigan’s incarceration issues and therefore is adding its support to passage of the Act.  Comprised of House Bills 4670-5, the Safer Michigan Act…
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Good Time Makes Good Legislation Introduced by Senator Irwin

Good Time Makes Good Legislation Introduced by Senator Irwin

 
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Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) along with Senators Polehanki, Wojno, Chang, Santana and Geiss on behalf of Michigan Justice Advocacy (MJA), have introduced SB649 to bring a Good Time credit system back to the Michigan Department of Corrections. As a state Michigan currently spends over…
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