The initiative identifies five key areas that impact prison safety: prisoner classification and bed space; contraband ...

The Department of Corrections is launching the “Safe Prisons” initiative, which aims to promote “positive behavior and ...

The five-part plan aims to tackle prison placement, contraband and recruitment and retention in Michigan's correctional facilities.

At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of ...

Corrections officers union and Gratiot County Prosecutor concerned as number of assaults on officers in prison increases.

While the legislation passed both the Michigan House and Senate, it was never formally sent to the governor, leaving it stalled in legal limbo.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — A new policy went into effect this week at Michigan’s state correctional facilities, with the goal of ...

The Prison Creative Arts Project’s 30th annual exhibition featured more than 872 pieces of art from 26 Michigan prisons.

The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is implementing a new rule for mail sent to inmates to prevent contraband from entering the prisons. The new policy requires that all confidential and ...

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.

A union representing Michigan corrections officers is sounding alarms over an increase in violent assaults against prison staff, alleging the state is too often holding dangerous prisoners in ...