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Lawmakers study options for teen inmates
By Associated Press
Published: 10/29/2007

MICHIGAN - Michigan could benefit from separating teenage offenders who have a good chance to turn their lives around from those who have chosen a life of crime, Rep. George Cushingberry Jr. says.

The Detroit Democrat wants the state to re-examine how it handles the more than 1,000 prison inmates who are 19 or younger. He says more of the youths should be in treatment and rehabilitation programs and housed apart from the prisons that hold older inmates. Read more.

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