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At short-staffed prisons, corrections staff who get COVID-19 can now return to work five days after a positive coronavirus test if they’re asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and wear a KN95 mask.
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This week, Michigan State University denied a request from a white supremacist group to rent space on campus. The university said it denied the request…
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You might think of Heidi Washington as the chief of 40,000 people scattered across the state in 30 different camps. Except she has much more power over…
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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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Governor Snyder has signed into law legislation compensating people who’ve been wrongfully imprisoned.Under the “Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act,”…
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A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against Genesee County and several sheriff's deputies in the death of a Flint woman.The lawsuit claims…
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State lawmakers this week will discuss outside oversight for prison food facilities.State Representative John Kivela, D-Marquette, wants local health…
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The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of the state and dismissed a major class-action lawsuit by young prisoners who said guards failed to stop…
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Michigan AFSCME Council 25 says it will challenge the state's new prison food contract with Trinity Services Group.The state announced the deal with the…
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This week in Michigan Politics, political analyst Jack Lessenberry talks about a new law affecting school districts in trouble, college tuition hikes, a…