Cash bail keeps low-income Michiganders unfairly locked up while awaiting trial, say reformers. But police say the practice ...

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is now located at the new Wayne County Criminal Justice Center in Detroit. Credit: Steve Neavling Michigan lawmakers are considering a historic bipartisan package ...

Michigan is pushing to change the way bail is set for the state. On average, states spend over 180 million dollars keeping people in jail because they can't post bail. A set of bills looks to make it ...

A Michigan man is facing fraud charges for allegedly posing as a bail bondsman and scamming $8,500 from a woman. The suspect, Mike Kelley Tristant, told the woman her grandson was in jail and needed ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...