Michigan has a sentencing problem. According to the Council on Criminal Justice, Michigan’s average prison sentence length is roughly three times the national average, and the state leads in the ...

LANSING — A video of Michigan prison officers in riot gear confronting a caged and handcuffed inmate and twice spraying him with chemical agents has become a central issue in a federal court lawsuit.

Lansing — Michigan Department of Corrections officials released data Tuesday showing sharp declines in the state's prison population and recidivism rate from 2007-24, a period when statewide arrests ...

A bobcat was seen hanging out on a fence outside a Michigan prison on Tuesday. The sighting was at the Chippewa Correctional ...

The funds held more than $19 million at the end of 2024 but receive no scrutiny from lawmakers. Some Michigan inmates say that despite large balances in the funds intended to help them, they can't ...

Tyler Venema was found unresponsive in his cell in 2017 after officers gave the mentally ill inmate a plastic bag. In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said the warden can be sued ...

DETROIT, Mich. — Michigan prisons are implementing new software that aims to prevent contraband, such as letters laced with drugs from entering the facilities. Starting in January, all 26 prison ...

A 47-year-old prison inmate has taken a rare step in court and is not contesting the first-degree-murder charge against him for killing a fellow prisoner at the Macomb Correctional Facility. Michael ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Corrections has released new data this week showing sharp declines in our state’s prison population. The department says helping people become ...