Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office announces new policy to fight racial profiling
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office announced today a new policy aimed at combatting racial profiling.
Issued on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the 10-page policy directive “prohibits Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys from filing possession-of-contraband charges that stemmed from so-called ‘pretext stops’ by police officers,” read a news release.
A “pretext stop” is a stop in which a person is detained by a police officer, under the guise of an ordinance or traffic violation, but where the officer’s intention is to uncover evidence of drug or contraband possession.
Washtenaw County prosecutor no longer pursuing charges in marijuana, entheogenic plant cases
Prosecutor’s team will support expungement of old criminal cases
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – It was recently announced that Washtenaw County will no longer pursue charges related to marijuana and entheogenic plants.
“I’ve seen more responsibility within these substances being unregulated than I have with regulated substances like nicotine and alcohol,” said a Washtenaw County man who did not want to be named.
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This means indictments such as possession and distribution related to marijuana or shrooms will all be off the table from a legal standpoint.