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Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

A loophole in 33 states allows clergy members to not report cases of sexual abuse if they are confessed to them, allowing an unknown number of predators to...

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

Michigan Jails Minors For Noncriminal Offenses At Double National Rate KEY POINTS Michigan detains minors for noncriminal offenses at double the national rate, for as little as foul language Other states and even some counties within Michigan prove its possible to keep kids in their communities A lack of centralized leadership or data allows counties to set their own rules and not report numbers An investigation by ProPublica Illinois has uncovered a Michigan juvenile justice system fraught ...

About this report  ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get weekly updates about our work. This story was co-published with Bridge Michigan. Even as other states move toward reforms focused on keeping nonviolent juvenile offenders in the community, Michigan continues to lock up children for minor transgressions that aren’t actually crimes: technical violations of probation or status offenses like truancy or staying out after curfew. A dram...

Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School ProPublica 12/22/2020 This story was co-published with Bridge Michigan. In Michigan, judges have sent children to locked detention centers for refusing to take medication or failing to attend online class. For testing positive for using marijuana. For repeatedly disobeying their parents. Even as other states move toward reforms focused on keeping nonviolent juvenile offenders i...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for weekly updates. In Michigan, judges have sent children to locked detention centers for refusing to take medication or failing to attend online class. For testing positive for using marijuana. For repeatedly disobeying their parents. Even as other states move toward reforms focused ...

Michigan locks up juveniles for noncrimes: Truancy, disobeying parents, not taking meds Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib, USA TODAY Handout © Lisa Larson-Walker/ProPublica “The system is waiting for you,” said Cartez, a 17-year-old in Michigan who repeatedly has been in trouble for violating probation. This story was co-published with ProPublica Illinois and Bridge Michigan. In Michigan, judges have sent children to locked detention centers for refusing to take medication or...