Irredeemable

For the second year in a row, Interlochen Public Radio has won a national award for to its “Irredeemable” series. In Washington D.C. on Saturday, Public…

(Editor's note: We recommend you listen to the story before reading.)It was December when Rick Tholen was killed. He was working at M&J Grocery in Grand…

IPR’s series “Irredeemable" has won two national awards from Public Radio News Directors, Incorporated. “Irredeemable" examines the human side of a legal…

Update 7/30/18: Jose Burgos has been granted parole. He says his projected release date is the end of October."The joy I live with today cannot be…

It’s been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court said states across the country had to reconsider the sentences of nearly 2,000 juvenile lifers. But not…

He was born April 29th, 1976. His parents named him James Dean Fuson.James’ mom died when he was seven, and his dad left the picture after that. His…

(Editor’s note: we recommend you listen to the story.)In March 2001, Fred Williams left his friend Tanya Davis’ house to get groceries. He was 17 and…

(Editor’s Note: We recommend you listen to this story.)Mark Smith was 17 when he shot and killed another teenager. He got the mandatory sentence – life…

(Editor’s note: we recommend you listen to this story.) Jose Burgos was 16 years old when he shot and killed Omar Kaji. It happened during a bogus drug…

Hundreds of juveniles in Michigan have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Now they have a chance at freedom.IPR News…