State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding
Across the United States, state prison systems are grappling with chronic understaffing and overcrowding — dual crises that ...
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Sheriff admonishes Michigan's criminal justice system after deadly Christmas Eve shooting
The suspect in the deadly Christmas Eve shooting in Oxford was out on parole after his 7th weapons offense, the sheriff said.
Biden commutes Michigan man's death penalty sentence to life in prison
President Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of a Michigan man who was on death row for killing a woman more than 20 years ...
Michigan Supreme Court to weigh whether 19- and 20-year-old killers should be resentenced
Justices will hear arguments on cases that seek to expand “juvenile lifer" law to allow youth offenders serving life to get a ...
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Sen. McBroom votes to finalize state pension option to corrections officers
State Sen. Ed McBroom on Friday supported the final vote on legislation to allow Michigan corrections officers an option to ...
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‘Worst of the worst,’ Michigan leaders of national gang get decades in prison
DETROIT - Three Michigan members of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation, one of the largest gangs in the country, will spend decades in prison after being convicted of federal charges. The three ...
Michigan was 1st state to outlaw death penalty
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Michigan's only prisoner on death row federally. The state has long outlawed the ...
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Governor wants Michigan City to redevelop Indiana State Prison property
Eric Holcomb wants the people of Michigan City, and their elected representatives, to decide how to repurpose the Indiana State Prison property once the Department of Correction vacates it in a ...