Court ends fees, fines for youth in criminal justice system
June 6, 2021
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) Macomb County Circuit Court no longer will require families of young people going through the criminal justice system to provide reimbursement for detention, housing in residential facilities, court-appointed attorney costs and probation.
The court’s decision last month to stop the previously required fees will result in a discharge of $84 million in debt owed by families which date back to the 1990s.
It follows a year-long study that showed a majority of the assessment’s go uncollected, Black youth were overrepresented in the county’s youth justice system and the imposition of fines and fees made it more difficult for probation supervisors to do their job.
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A Metro Detroit animal advocacy group is seeking a harsher punishment for a woman facing sentencing in a case involving the abuse and attempted drowning of her dog in Macomb County.
Detroit Pit Crew Rescue objected to a plea deal Amber Sunde recently received that calls for two years’ probation, restitution and mental health treatment after being charged with animal abuse of her pup, formerly named Lux.
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