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Michigan prisons have hundreds of staff shortages. A bill adopted Tuesday by the state House could help address the problem.
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The state department of corrections estimates it has about 770 unfilled jobs.
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Starting Monday, Michigan National Guard medical personnel will visit the six prisons in the Upper Peninsula to help the Michigan Department of…
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Six years ago, the superintendent of a small and struggling school district in Gratiot County wrote a tongue-in-cheek letter to Governor Rick Snyder…
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Governor Snyder has signed into law legislation compensating people who’ve been wrongfully imprisoned.Under the “Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act,”…
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What’s being called a major battle over the state’s prison budget is taking shape in Lansing. To save money, John Proos, the chair of the relevant state…
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Michigan improperly spent $1.7 million on health care for former inmates. That’s according to a new audit that tracked payments between October 2011 and…
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A program requiring some Michigan sex offenders to wear electronic monitors for the rest of their lives might face a legal challenge.The U.S. Supreme…
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The company behind Michigan’s troubled prison food service is keeping its contract. But it’s also paying a price.Aramark’s problems have ranged from…
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Michigan’s Attorney General has decided to appeal a federal judge’s order that would require parole hearings for more than 300 juvenile offenders serving…