From the Associated Press — An executive order signed Wednesday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer creates a task force to examine Michigan’s treatment of juveniles in the state’s criminal justice system as well as factors that lead to youth getting caught up in that system. The creation of the Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform was announced Wednesday in Lansing. Youth advocates, government officials and members of the criminal justice system will examine areas where Michigan needs to better serve youth and reduce recidivism in young people. Whitmer says “the state of Michigan still detains youth at one of the highest rates in the nation and still detains youth for non-criminal behavior. This has to change.”
