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Michigan is slated to close three regional prison stores in Ionia, Jackson, and the Upper Peninsula.That means around 30 employees who staff the stores…
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A new audit shows problems in Michigan’s prisoner education program. The state auditor general’s office says the Michigan Department of Corrections failed…
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IONIA, Mich. (AP) - Two employees have been suspended at a western Michigan prison where a convicted killer escaped for 24 hours.Corrections Department…
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The State of Michigan spends a huge part of its budget on prisons. In recent years a new program has helped reduce the prison population and helped…
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder are considering changes to prison sentencing guidelines that were last updated about 15…
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A lawsuit filed this week alleges the state Department of Corrections has been too lax in supervising roughly 18,000 paroled felons in Michigan.The…
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - More and more Michigan ex-cons are killing people after they leave prison, a problem that the state Department of Corrections and…
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Reporters were caught off base yesterday when they learned that Governor Rick Snyder was not in Lansing as they thought, but in Afghanistan, visiting the…
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A new state law that mandates inmates give DNA samples is helping police solve dozens of cold cases.Since the mid 90s, all inmates have had to give DNA…
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Gov. Rick Snyder delivered a special address on public safety this week. His plan calls for fighting crime in some of the state’s most violent cities.The…