Detroit Documenters network acts as watchdog on Wayne County juvenile jail challenges
The Wayne County Detention Facility has been facing complaints of overcrowding and children being left in their rooms for long...
wayne county
Detroit Today: Transit, mental health and regionalism on the minds of county executives
Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event...
MichMash County Close-up: Wayne County
For MichMash's second edition of County Close-up, host Cheyna Roth zooms into Michigan's most populous county: Wayne County. Wayne County...
Detroit Today: Poverty, segregation and racism tied to poor health in Wayne County
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute recently published a report that claims civic health is determined in part by...
Detroit Evening Report: Public health emergency declared for Wayne County juvenile jail
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has declared a public health emergency at the county’s troubled juvenile detention center. Listen and...
A look at Wayne County’s worker shortage
Wayne County does not have enough employees. One in four county jobs are vacant and more than half those positions...
Disabilities lawsuit plaintiffs hope their case makes buildings more inclusive in Michigan
Disability activists are suing the State of Michigan and other local governments for violating building requirements, saying in a federal...
Activists want the DIA to spend its $300 million on a ‘world class experience’
The Detroit Institute of Arts has collected nearly $300 million since 2012 from property taxpayers to provide services to Wayne,...
‘11,000 to Zero’ campaign seeks those affected by Detroit’s rape kit backlog
The Wayne County Prosecutor's office has launched the "11,000 to Zero" campaign as part of its rape kits backlog review....
Wayne County court program becomes a nonprofit to better serve foster children
A court-based program serving youth announced it will now operate as an independent nonprofit. Wayne County Court Appointed Special Advocates...
Detroit Evening Report, March 15, 2022: Wayne County residents have until March 31 to pay back taxes or contest foreclosure
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Wayne County...
Deadline looms for Wayne County homeowners to pay back taxes
For the past two years, there’s been a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions in Wayne County and other parts...
