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In today’s technologically advanced dating scene, a new mobile application has emerged that allows people to check the criminal backgrounds of potential suitors, which may seriously impact the game of ex-offenders. Called “Stud or Dud,” the app searches through millions of publicly available records to…
This August, the Michigan Court of Appeals dealt a significant blow to civil forfeiture, which occurs when law enforcement confiscates property they believe was obtained or used in connection with a crime. This controversial practice has been at the heart of the movement to reform…
In June, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill into law that tries to get more juvenile first-time offenders back on track and avoid a criminal record instead of putting them into a system that may not offer the help they need. Since the 1990s,…
Private, or for-profit, prison companies house approximately 7 percent of the total state prison population and 19 percent of the federal prison population. The private prison industry is worth an estimated $70 billion and the number of inmates incarcerated in private facilities grew by more…
This April, the republican-controlled Michigan senate passed two bills that would outlaw the transfer or sale of fetuses and fetal tissues. If the House of Representatives approves the bills, and if Governor Snyder signs them into law, pro-life activists will hail these developments as a…