Task force to study, find ways to reform Michigan's juvenile justice system

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Lansing — A bipartisan task force will undertake a year-long review of state policy, data and stakeholder input to guide reform of the state's criminal justice system. 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created the Bipartisan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform through executive order Wednesday to address Michigan's youth detention rate, which she said is one of the highest rates in the nation. 
"We cannot allow an early mistake to define the rest of a child's life, especially with a nonviolent offense," Whitmer said during a Wednesday press conference. 
The task force will include county and state leaders, members of the juvenile justice system, and Republican and Democratic lawmakers. 

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