Crime

Corrections departments across the country are seeing an increase in the use of contraband cell phones and, subsequently, a direct correlation to an increase in organized crimes in prisons. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor chats with MDOC Director Heidi Washington about calls for state legislation to pass signal jamming technology to detect and disrupt contraband cell phone use in correctional facilities.

Washtenaw County authorities are currently investigating a scene at Ann Arbor Township after a body was discovered in the local woods. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

A spokesperson for the pro–Palestinian TAHRIR Coalition claims the Michigan Attorney General’s office is targeting pro-Palestinian protestors. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Michigan Department of Attorney General, Dana Nessel, along with the pro-Palestinian TAHRIR Coalition, has released more information regarding FBI and local law enforcement raids on five Coalition members. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Public safety legislation was the focus of a roundtable with the Michigan House Speaker, Detroit mayor, and southeast Michigan law enforcement Monday. Colin Jackson has more.

A student participating in Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium's Early College Alliance (ECA) high school program at Eastern Michigan University is facing sexual assault allegations. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

The Washtenaw and Livingston County Commissioners are fighting over a resolution involving undocumented immigrants. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A University of Michigan study has revealed racial and gender disparities in crime victim compensation eligibility across state programs. Ana Longoria reports.

Former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop Tuesday in Livingston County. The focus of the Republican nominee was public safety. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Former President Donald Trump returns to Michigan today with a campaign stop in Howell. We have more from Rick Pluta.