“Today is a victory for Michigan crime survivors and those striving to make our communities safer. The facts have been clear – Michigan has been one of the worst states for victims trying to access victims compensation after experiencing a crime. Lack of access and inadequate support left many survivors behind as they struggled to heal.

The nation has been watching the state of Illinois struggle with an increase in prison expenditures, an increase in violence in Chicago, and an increase in the number of victims needing treatment and trauma recovery.