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A new report from the state auditor is finding lingering problems within Michigan’s Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
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A new report finds older adults make up a disproportionate number of Michigan’s longest-term prisoners.
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Prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life with no chance for parole would get a chance for release under bills introduced in the state Senate. The bills have bipartisan support.
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Previously, only low-security state inmates could request rare approval to attend memorial services in-person.
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The campaign organizers say the current law keeps people who’ve rehabilitated themselves in prison when they no longer pose a threat to society.
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Michigan House and Senate lawmakers have introduced bills to allow sentence reductions by the Department of Corrections of up to 20% for good behavior or participating in rehabilitative programs. The bills use different methods to reward inmates’ good behavior and productivity.
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The state of Michigan has agreed to pay a total of $80 million to former juvenile inmates who say they were victims of sexual abuse in prison.The deal…
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New legislation in the state Senate would create a long list of required items for the Department of Corrections to report when it closes a prison.The…
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A museum devoted to the state prison system in Jackson will close its doors for the last time later this month.Jackson’s prison was once known as the…
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Lansing-based author Bethany Mauger's first book is getting national attention. She's the co-author of “Free Cyntoia: My Search For Redemption in the…