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On August 11, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) declined to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II. The federal government considers that Schedule I drugs—like marijuana, heroin, and LSD—have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. Schedule II drugs,…
Later this year, the Michigan State Police (MSP) will begin testing drivers for drug impairment through the use of controversial saliva tests. Supplemented by the expertise of so-called “Drug Recognition Experts” (DREs), the roadside drug testing is aimed at catching drugged drivers in the act…
If you or a loved one were charged with a crime as a 17-year-old, you understand how devastating it can be to see a teenager charged as an adult. The potential penalties for adult offenders versus adolescents are much harsher. Instead of adolescents receiving fair…
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…