The Michigan Senate unanimously approved legislation from state Rep. Bronna Kahle of Clinton that will remove an unnecessary law from the books.
Under current law, any person who knowingly assists an inmate escaping from the former Adrian Training School (ATS) for girls can be convicted of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $1,000, imprisonment for one year or both. However, the Adrian Training School was permanently closed in 2009 and the law is outdated.
“It is time to get rid of this unnecessary and obsolete law,” Kahle said. “The state closed this facility in 2009 and it makes no sense to still have this law on the books.”
The ATS was a juvenile justice facility established in 1881 by the state Legislature. The facility provided out-of-home care for young women between the ages of 12 and 21. Many of the young women referred to ATS struggled academically, displayed criminal behavior, or had history of substance, sexual or physical abuse. ATS offered counseling, education and medical care with the goal of helping the women successfully reenter the community.
House Bill 5215 now moves to the governor for consideration.
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