Third Circuit, defense attorneys urge $3.3–$3.5M increase to retain juvenile counsel in Wayne County Third Circuit Court and local defense attorneys told the Ways and Means committee the county needs an additional $3.3–$3.5 million for juvenile attorney compensation to stop attrition; staff said funding analysis is underway and county finance aims to identify sources for 2026 but court and bar urged faster action.

Wayne County's juvenile court faces a crisis as attorneys retire and caseloads soar, with a $3.5 million funding boost urgently needed to retain legal counsel.

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#WayneCounty #MI #CitizenPortal #WayneCountyJuvenileDefense #AttorneyFunding #JuvenileLaw #CourtReform

未成年者30人が関与する大阪麻薬密売事件で少年法の抜け穴が露呈、文字数が尽きて容疑者4人の氏名が公表される
Osaka Drug Trafficking Case involving 30 minors exposes a loophole in the Juvenile Act, allowing the release of 4 suspects' names after running out of letters
#大阪 #風刺 #政治風刺 #報道風刺 #少年法 #匿名報道
#日本社会 #納豆ニュース #Osaka #satire #JuvenileLaw #Japan

On Sept 16 the House passed two D.C. crime bills:
🔹 “Youth offender” age cut from 24 → 18
🔹 Allows 14 yr olds to be charged as adults (was 16)

Now headed to the Senate… but we all know how that goes.

❓And funny timing, given all the Epstein file chatter. 👀

#14IsNotAdult #JuvenileLaw #FDT

Aiden Fucci, who was only 14 years old when he committed the brutal murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, has been sentenced to life in prison. The crime occurred in 2021, and the sentencing came after Fucci pleaded guilty. #TristynBailey #LifeSentence #JuvenileLaw #FloridaLaw