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Prosecutors drop murder charges against Jeff Titus, in prison for 21 years for a double murder. His lawyer was never told about another prime suspect — an Ohio serial killer.

Nation Outside is teaming up with the Genesee County Sheriff’s office to launch a pilot program to encourage landlords to rent to former inmates, with assurances for rent and security deposit.

Bills scheduled for a Michigan House committee hearing Tuesday would ban life prison sentences for anyone aged 18 and under.

A new investigation by the Detroit Free Press suggest corrections officers could be a main source of drugs in state prisons. Also, we talked to the minds behind the Lansing Facts Twitter account. Plus, Ojibwe artist Andrea Carlson on commemorating a dark day in Indigenous history.

"Where is the fairness?" One mother was sent back after a single failed drug test, and her family's life has now been turned upside down for more than a year.

In Michigan and across the United States, inmates and their families face high costs associated with incarceration. In Washtenaw County, Sheriff Jerry Clayton is working to reduce those costs.

Some inmates received a college degree this week at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget includes a proposal for a secure Wi-Fi network in prisons and live-tracking bracelets for inmates.

Michigan's new political maps didn't account for incarcerated people. Should that change? Also, a new effort to protect abortion rights in Michigan as federal protections shrink. And, the story of how one up-and-coming Detroit record label is taking off.

A bipartisan package of bills would offer certain incarcerated people an earlier release and parole date by earning what are being called productivity credits through educational and vocational programs.