To read the full article, visit:
https://www.propublica.org/article/out-of-jail-and-back-in-school-grace-finds-her-voice
To read earlier articles on Grace's experience in the juvenile court system, see:
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-michigan-supreme-court-is-reviewing-the-case-of-a-teenager-incarcerated-after-not-doing-online-schoolwork-during-the-pandemic
Update: Despite the prosecutor's agreement that the girl should return home, Judge Brennan denied a subsequent motion to release the 15-year-old from custody. “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.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/judge-wont-free-michigan-teenager-sent-to-juvenile-detention-after-not-doing-online-schoolwork
Update: After 78 Days, Michigan Teen Who Was Jailed for Failing to Complete Her Homework While on Probation is Released. "The Michigan Court of Appeals ordered her immediate release pending an appeal of a circuit court judge’s decision to jail the teen, known as 'Grace,' in mid-May."
https://theappeal.org/after-78-days-michigan-teen-who-was-jailed-for-failing-to-complete-her-homework-while-on-probation-is-released/