Mich. Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Jail Reforms Into Law
January 06, 2021
January 06, 2021
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 4:
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed into law a bipartisan package of criminal justice reform bills, resulting from the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, that will prioritize alternatives to jail, expand officer discretion to issue appearance tickets rather than make arrests, and reshape penalties for traffic offenses.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed into law a bipartisan package of criminal justice reform bills, resulting from the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, that will prioritize alternatives to jail, expand officer discretion to issue appearance tickets rather than make arrests, and reshape penalties for traffic offenses.
"As a for . . .