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Ashoor Rasho has spent more than half of his life alone in a prison cell—22 to 24 hours a day. The cell was so narrow he could reach his arms out and…
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The first hearings to compensate people who’ve been wrongfully convicted started Wednesday; but some left the courtroom unsatisfied. The hearings come…
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A battle is heating up in Lansing over the state’s corrections budget. Republican Senator John Proos’ subcommittee on corrections passed a budget that…
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Advocates and lawmakers gathered Wednesday in Lansing with the message that there are too many people incarcerated and too few opportunities for inmates…
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The state Senate has adopted a criminal justice overhaul that aims to improve public safety by sending fewer people to prison.The 21 bills passed with…
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Michigan Senators are making a big push for prison and parole reform this year. Over 20 of the 52 bills introduced during session last week were about…
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This week, serial killer Donald Miller meets with the parole board about a possible release from prison. Miller confessed to killing four people. We talk…
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We talk with Barbara Levine of the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending about prison reforms being considered in Lansing.Criminal justice…
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The true story of Maurice Henry Carter, who was wrongfully convicted and served 29 years for shooting a Benton Harbor police officer, was turned into a…
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On Saturday in Jackson, former prison inmates will meet with concerned citizens and others to discuss reforms to America’s prison system. Current State’s…