Khaira Howard, who warned lawmakers about mold at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, died weeks before her scheduled parole. Another inmate died days later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan has a sentencing problem. According to the Council on Criminal Justice, Michigan’s average prison sentence length is ...

LANSING — A video of Michigan prison officers in riot gear confronting a caged and handcuffed inmate and twice spraying him with chemical agents has become a central issue in a federal court lawsuit.

Lansing — Michigan Department of Corrections officials released data Tuesday showing sharp declines in the state's prison population and recidivism rate from 2007-24, a period when statewide arrests ...

In Michigan prison classrooms and workshops, the numbers are climbing: More inmates than ever are earning high school diplomas, technical certificates and college credits, signaling a shift in how the ...

LANSING, MI – All mail including confidential and legal mail for prisoners in Michigan will now be provided as a photocopy. The Michigan Department of Corrections announced Monday, Dec. 8, that it is ...

BLACKMAN TWP., MI – It was a long, low brick building that sat just outside the main gate of what most locals knew then as Southern Michigan Prison. People driving by 4000 Cooper St. would easily miss ...

At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one man's attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The ...

Corrections released the video in 2024 to settle a lawsuit filed by investigative journalist Daniel Moritz-Rabson. The Detroit Free Press is publishing the video for the first time. LANSING — A video ...