JACKSON — A Jackson County prosecutor will continue serving on a statewide task force focused on child abuse and neglect.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has reappointed Matthew Way, chief appellate attorney with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, to the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Way represents prosecuting attorneys on the 18-member multidisciplinary panel. His new three-year term begins January 1st and runs through December 31st, 2029.
The task force brings together professionals with experience addressing child physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse and exploitation, and child maltreatment-related deaths. Way’s reappointment does not require confirmation by the Michigan Senate.