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Michigan
Publications and Web-Based Resources
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ACLU Press Release on Legislation Barring LWOP for Juveniles, November 4, 2005
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Get Smarter, Not tougher, Dealing with Youth Crime,
Op-Ed by Beth Arnovits, Detroit Free Press, June 25, 2008
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Take a Cue from Illinois on Child Defendants: Michigan Sadly Falls Behind on Representation,
Elizabeth Arnovits, Lansing State Journal Editorial, August 27, 2008
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State Data Profiles
National Center for Juvenile Justice
National Center for Children in Poverty
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count
State Government Contacts
State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Ms. Jeannette Scroggins
Bureau of Juvenile Justice
235 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 403
Lansing
MI,
48909
Phone: 517-335-3541
Email: scrogginsg@michigan.gov
Web Site:
[Go to web site]
State Advisory Group Chair:
Mr. Jeriel Heard
Chief of Jail and Courts
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
3501 Hamtramck Drive
Hamtramck
MI,
48211
Phone: 313-875-7010
Email: jheard@co.wayne.mi.us
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For those convicted of drug offenses, a lower percentage of African-American youth (37%) received probation than White youth (44%) or Latino youth (53%). [ more facts]
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