LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan’s High Court says a part of a law passed three years ago has to go.
In a 5-2 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that placing individuals on the sex-offender registry for nonsexual crimes is unconstitutional. The court found that a portion of a 2021 law constitutes “cruel or unusual punishment” as prohibited by the Michigan Constitution.
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The case involved a Wayne County man convicted in 2015 for holding his wife and two children at gunpoint, who would have faced 15 years on the sex-offender registry after his release because his unlawful imprisonment conviction involved minors.
The ACLU of Michigan estimates that approximately 300 people are on the registry for nonsexual offenses.
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