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The Michigan Department of Corrections is taking heat from state lawmakers over staffing shortages. Colin Jackson has more.Senate Oversight Committee…
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Eastern Michigan University has launched a Returning Citizens Fellows Program that will help formerly incarcerated individuals obtain higher education.…
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The state corrections officers union is calling for Michigan Corrections Department Director Heidi Washington to lose her job. Rick Pluta reports.The…
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The state department in charge of Michigan’s prisons is not happy with a proposed spending plan in the state Legislature. Cheyna Roth has more.A spending…
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Michigan’s prisons are in crisis: The state cannot find enough corrections officers to staff them. Older officers are retiring, others are quitting. And…
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Michigan’s top prosecutor is on board with proposed changes to how the state parole board determines if an inmate can be released from prison. Last year,…
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A mid-Michigan prison is on lockdown after several days of fighting among dozens of inmates. The incident is gang related.Inmates at a mid-Michigan prison…
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The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether police officers illegally searched the backpack of a passenger in a stopped vehicle. The passenger says…
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An effective food system in the state’s prisons should go beyond just feeding prisoners. That’s the message of some lawmakers in the state Senate.The…
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The state House has adopted bills that would allow prisoners in advanced stages of illness, including cancer and dementia to be paroled for medical…