Thursday, April 18, 2019

New Pretrial Group in Michigan

The Governor of Michigan Gretchen Witmer just created a task force on jail and pretrial incarceration. You can read about it here.

Just look at the group of folks surrounding her: Chief Justice McCormack, Speaker of the House Chatfield, Senate Majority Leader Shirkey, Michigan Sheriffs Association Director Koops, and Michigan Association of Counties Executive Director Currie.

In other states, ABC's message has been for those states to keep the status quo. In short, money bail works. In this article, the Governor stated that "the status quo is not working for victims, the accused, and those convicted of crimes."