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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Tia Skinner's life sentence will be revisited because the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory no-parole sentences for teens convicted of murder.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A former Mt. Pleasant minister will spend up to 85 years in jail for killing a young mother as part of a sexual fantasy last October.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with photos from sentencing: Teen who shot to death 3 students at Ohio high school gets 3 life sentences without parole

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Victim was punched, fell, and struck his head.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Detroit firefighters found the bodies

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A federal judge says all Michigan inmates serving no-parole sentences for murder committed as juveniles are entitled to a chance at release.

Monday, January 14, 2013  State prosecutors have filed charges against a Saginaw man who is accused of fraud in an investment scheme worth nearly $500,000.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A Bay County man who authorities say buried a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 2009 and claimed it was stolen to collect insurance money will spend six months in jail.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  A Mount Morris couple charged with sexually abusing their infant daughter and taking pictures were sentenced for the crime this morning in Genesee County Circuit Court.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Gabby Giffords faces man who went on deadly Arizona rampage as judge orders life in prison

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Judge sentences man to life in prison for shooting Arizona Rep. Giffords, killing 6 in rampage

Monday, November 05, 2012  Kenneth Bluew sat stoic and emotionless as he received his sentence for murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Jenny Webb, and his unborn son in August 2011.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Penn State ex-assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years in child sex abuse case

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The Genesee County sheriff's department is considering working to reduce sentences for more inmates in the face of nearly a month of jail overcrowding.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A federal judge who ruled that a Massachusetts prison inmate is eligible for a state-funded sex change operation has determined that the inmate is also eligible for public reimbursement of legal fees.