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Michigan’s prison factories are re-tooling to produce personal protective equipment for prisoners and staff. According to MDOC, this is to slow the spread…
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A Michigan Department of Corrections transportation officer died Tuesday due to complications from COVID-19. The MDOC did not disclose the officer’s age…
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State Senator Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) has introduced a bill that would require the Michigan Department of Corrections to provide a one-year advance notice…
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The Michigan Department of Corrections says it will be able to keep its tether program up and running through 2020. The program tracks an estimated 4,000…
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has partnered with DTE Energy and IBEW Local 17 to train inmates in trimming trees.MDOC worked very closely with…
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Officials say Michigan's only women’s prison has an outbreak of scabies. This is the second reported outbreak in six months. The Michigan Department of…
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Working as a corrections officer can be a high stress job. Earlier this year, we spoke with Cary Johnson, a corrections officer in Jackson, about the…
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Today on Stateside, the Michigan Department of Corrections has hired a mental health specialist to run an employee mental wellness program in response to…
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Michigan’s prisons are in crisis. The state cannot find enough corrections officers to staff them. Older officers are retiring, others are quitting, and…
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Michigan is projecting a continued decrease of its prisoner population this year, and with that comes a decrease in prisons.The state House and Senate…