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Attorneys, advocates, family members and inmates are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to use her executive authority to reduce prison populations.As…
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A second inmate in a Michigan prison has died of COVID-19. This death is an urgent concern, say advocates. That's because it happened in a prison that…
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has partnered with DTE Energy and IBEW Local 17 to train inmates in trimming trees.MDOC worked very closely with…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills into law that will permit some medically frail and seriously ill inmates to be paroled.They will be cared for…
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is defending her decision to line-item veto legislation removing $10 million to compensate people wrongfully convicted. The money is…
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The first group of student inmates received their associate’s degrees from a program at Calvin College today.Fifteen men walked out of the fieldhouse at…
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The state House has adopted bills that would allow prisoners in advanced stages of illness including cancer and dementia to be paroled for medical…
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A new exhibition opening this week at the University of Michigan aims to demonstrate the creative and intellectual ability of many of Michigan's…
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Expanding Medicaid was a key part of the Affordable Care Act. In our state, it's known as Healthy Michigan, and it has meant health care coverage for more…
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State legislators return to Lansing this week and there’s a lot on the agenda.State Senator John Proos (R-St. Joseph) hopes the state House will act on a…