If you are convicted of a low-level offense in Ingham County, you may be serving your sentence in a very interesting manner. Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth is developing a program called “DART”, or the Dead Animal Recovery Team, made up of low level offenders with the sole task of cleaning the Ingham County roadways of dead animals. [Read more…]
Prosecutor Proposes Rule To Keep Innocent People Locked Up
It seems we read stories on a monthly basis of convictions being overturned after the fact. Whether due to prosecutorial misconduct or mistaken identity, the growing trend seems to suggest there are more innocent people behind bars than previously suspected. If a Wayne County Prosecutor has her way, however, some of those innocent people could be required to fulfill their sentence regardless. [Read more…]
How Does the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Miranda Rights Affect Michigan?
Last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case that changed how police did business across the country. It took a small step in watering down the Miranda Rights—those rights we all know by heart. Local officials in the Bay City area, however, state it will have little effect on the way things are done around there. [Read more…]