The Senate panel's action followed a series of Free Press articles about fatal jumps and falls at two Jackson-area Michigan ...

(NOTE: Kensu claims innocence despite a murder conviction almost forty years ago. Wrestling with the legal system to overturn ...

In pleading guilty, an additional felony charge of bringing contraband into a prison will be dismissed at sentencing.

Ervin Robinson II, 42, died April 12 after he fell from a gallery at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center north ...

The Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility is accused of having severe cases of black mold, and some say the public needs to be involved in this issue.

It comes after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 19- and 20-year-olds cannot be automatically sentenced to life ...

Meanwhile, the Indiana Department of Education has announced it will sign the certification and collect similar affirmations from its local schools. Michael Rice, Michigan's superintendent of ...

HANCOCK – Houghton County’s need for a larger, modern jail facility that is compliant with Michigan Department of Corrections standards is not going away, it’s getting more expensive.

Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the U.S. to eight states with active outbreaks of the vaccine-preventable disease. Earlier this week, ...

ACLU Demands End to Discriminatory and Inhumane Treatment of Incarcerated Transgender Woman ACLU Demands End to Discriminatory and Inhumane Treatment of Incarcerated Transgender Woman Apr 29, 2022 ...

The Justice Department’s investigation into Matt Weiss, the former Baltimore Ravens and Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking into the personal accounts of more than 2,000 college ...

Mike Braun on Wednesday center around the state’s corrections department, according to a news release from Braun’s office. The first executive order aims to help inmates obtain employment ...