Fairness, equity is the goal of new positions coming to Washtenaw County’s criminal justice system
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton says the Washtenaw County Jail has a Òcritical staffing shortage.Ó The nearly 100-employee, 400-inmate jail at 2201 Hogback in Pittsfield Township averages between eight and 10 vacancies on any given day, there are currently about 23 unfilled positions, Clayton said. A job recruitment fair is scheduled at the jail on May 18.Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI New positions have been created to further Washtenaw County’s commitment to fairness and equity within the county’s prosecutor’s and sheriff’s offices, officials said.
Ypsilanti OKs using marijuana application fees to help ex-inmates find housing
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
Marijuana flower on display at Oz Cannabis, 19 N. Hamilton St. in Ypsilanti on Friday, July 17, 2020. The dispensary, formerly home to Third Coast of Ypsilanti, celebrated its grand opening as the first licensed recreational facility in the city of Ypsilanti.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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YPSILANTI, MI Annual application fees from Ypsilanti recreational marijuana facilities will soon be used to assist those being released from prisons and jails for marijuana-related offenses find housing.
The legislation was introduced by Council Member Annie Somerville and unanimously approved by Ypsilanti City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday, March 2.
Spiders close library, in-person learning returns: Ann Arbor top headlines Feb. 20-25
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
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The University of Michigan’s Shapiro Undergraduate Library was temporarily closed after venomous spiders were found in the building.
Three Mediterranean recluse spiders were found in the library’s basement storage areas in late January, university spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said. The spiders were not in any public spaces, Broekhuizen said, and the library was closed on Sunday, Feb. 21, and Monday, Feb. 22.
Ann Arbor Public Schools students will begin returning to the classroom in a hybrid learning format beginning March 25.
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Washtenaw County prosecutor won’t help ICE deport noncitizens
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Burton-Harris were ceremonially sworn into office by Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack at the University of Michigan Law Quad courtyard in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Effective immediately, a person’s immigration status does not matter to the criminal justice system in Washtenaw County.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced Wednesday, Feb. 24 that his office will not coordinate with federal immigration enforcement efforts, nor will it report noncitizen civilians, crime survivors, witnesses or defendants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), issuing a new policy directive on how his office will handle cases where previously a person’s immigration status would be in question