BridgeDetroit convened a youth forum in partnership with the Detroit Public Library as part of an ongoing effort to hear student perspectives on public safety within their schools and communities.
Police & Public Safety
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Controversial youth detention tool goes live in Michigan. Is a fix coming?
Juvenile justice reforms took effect Tuesday, but advocates of the initial change worry that a tool designed to determine if arrested youths are detained could target people of color.
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Crime fact check: Violence fell in ‘23, but still high in many Michigan cities
FBI crime stats released this week show violent crime fell in many Michigan cities but still remains higher than 2020. Different data sets, though, allow Trump, Harris to make their case to suit their views.
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Could reforms boost incarcerations of minority youth in Michigan?
Juvenile justice reforms go into effect next week, but advocates of the push worry that a tool designed to determine if arrested youth are detained could target people of color.
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Bailiff who shot, killed man during eviction is a former Detroit police officer
A legal advisor to Detroit police confirmed that the bailiff who shot and killed a man during an eviction had previously worked for DPD.
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Climate change debate: What Trump and Harris had to say
The candidates talked climate change in their first debate. Planet Detroit fact-checked their claims.
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Detroit advocates demand police body cam footage from fatal eviction
A coalition of housing and police accountability advocates protested the death of a man shot and killed by a bailiff during an eviction in Detroit.
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Detroit said auto theft victims shouldn’t pay fees. Some still are
BridgeDetroit talked with more than a dozen Detroiters who were charged to recover stolen vehicles from city-owned impound lots. Detroit police say anyone charged can request a refund, even if their receipt says all payments are non-refundable.
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Detroit targets 8K abandoned vehicles in crackdown. Do residents know the rules?
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan in April announced plans to rid neighborhoods of abandoned cars, boats, semi-trucks, and trailers by the end of 2024.
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Wayne County’s new Criminal Justice Center opens next month. Here’s what it offers
The complex includes a 7-story courthouse, 26 criminal courtrooms, and 1,400 office spaces for justice-related departments and agencies. It also features adult and juvenile detention facilities that can house up to 2,500 inmates.