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Grace, Black Teen Jailed for Not Doing Her Online Coursework, Is Released <[link removed]> Grace’s story, first published by ProPublica Illinois, prompted outrage and debate across the country. Though a judge refused to set the girl free, the Michigan Court of Appeals ordered her immediate release from a juvenile detention facility in Detroit. This story will be updated. by Jodi S. Cohen

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A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention. <[link removed]> A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” said the girl’s mother. by Jodi S. Cohen <[link removed]>

Thousands Demand That Michigan #FreeGrace After the Teenager Was Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Schoolwork <[link removed]> After a ProPublica investigation, public officials are pushing for the release of a Black 15-year-old sent to juvenile detention after a judge ruled that not doing her online schoolwork violated her probation. A petition has thousands of signatures. by Jodi S. Cohen <[link removed]>

The Michigan Supreme Court Is Reviewing the Case of a Teenager Incarcerated After Not Doing Online Schoolwork During the Pandemic <[link removed]> Attorneys for a 15-year-old sent to juvenile detention for not doing her schoolwork argued the teenager is not a threat to the community, contrary to a judge’s ruling. Now Michigan’s Supreme Court is stepping in. by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Nisa Khan, Detroit Free Press <[link removed]>

Judge Won’t Free Michigan Teenager Sent to Juvenile Detention After Not Doing Online Schoolwork <[link removed]> At a hearing Monday, Judge Mary Ellen Brennan denied a motion to release a 15-year-old from a juvenile facility. “I think you are exactly where you are supposed to be,” Brennan said. “You are blooming there, but there is more work to be done.” by Jodi S. Cohen <[link removed]>

Prosecutors Say They Support Releasing Girl Who Was Detained for Not Doing Her Schoolwork <[link removed]> Although earlier this year prosecutors pushed for the detention of a Michigan high schooler during the COVID-19 pandemic, they have now repeatedly said they support sending her home to her mother. by Jodi S. Cohen <[link removed]>

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