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Kent County prosecuting attorney outlines rising juvenile caseloads, diversion efforts and resentencings
Summary
Prosecutor Chris Becker told the board that juvenile petitions and certain resentencings have increased, the county detention center has 98 beds, and the office is expanding diversion and treatment courts while facing higher appeals and resentencing workloads.
Chris Becker, Kent County prosecuting attorney, delivered his annual report to the Kent County Board of Commissioners, describing steep increases in juvenile petitions, limits on detention capacity, and steps his office is taking to prioritize community-based treatment and targeted resentencings.
Becker told commissioners that the juvenile system is designed to be rehabilitative: “The whole idea of a a juvenile system is rehabilitative, and I fully support that,” and warned that the county cannot simply convert every juvenile case into adult prosecutions under Michigan law. He said the county’s juvenile detention center holds 98 beds and contrasted that with a peak of roughly…
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