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Being sentenced for a crime could cost you more than just time behind bars. Prisons and jails across the country are billing inmates for room and board.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of new laws Monday that are designed to send fewer people to jail for non-violent and low-level offenses, and to…
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A group of lawmakers, judges, and law enforcement is starting to get a better idea of who is in Michigan’s jails and why.The Michigan Joint Task Force on…
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The Calhoun county sheriff’s department says they were notified on Monday, April 15 that one of their inmates was displaying symptoms of mumps. A few days…
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A new task force will explore who is in Michigan’s jails and why they’re there. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday.The order…
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Legislation advancing in Michigan would combat mail theft that law enforcers say is an increasing problem across the state.The Senate voted unanimously…
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A former state child abuse and neglect investigator accused of sexually assaulting a teenager will spend a year in jail and then four years on…
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Voters in Ingham County will be deciding on a ballot proposal to replace the 54-year-old county jail when they go to the polls in August. WKAR’s Katie…
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A disastrous Detroit-area jail project won't be revived.Wayne County said Friday that the partially finished eyesore near Ford Field won't be…
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A new policy at the Michigan Department of Corrections is allowing more transgender inmates to receive transition-related treatments.The revised policy…