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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder are considering changes to prison sentencing guidelines that were last updated about 15…

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has hit the pause button on the project to build a new Wayne County jail in downtown Detroit.The reason?The…

Wayne County will stop building a $300 million jail complex while it tries to figure out how the project got so over-budget.The new jail was supposed to…

Michigan jail and prison policies that place teenage offenders in solitary confinement are getting criticized in a new report.“Growing Up Locked Down:…

The emergency was declared this week when the number of inmates remained above 700 for seven days in a row. The jail’s capacity is only 580 inmates.That…

A new program in Detroit is taking a creative approach to helping former inmates improve their lives. That approach involves pairing two groups of people…

Gregg Ward took his 16-year-old daughter Emily to a crowded courtroom last Thursday morning, so they could both see what would happen to Ambassador Bridge…

The Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming is considering changes that would limit where people paroled from jail or prison could live.Most parolees go home when…

Debtor's PrisonWhen you step into a Michigan courtroom, crime is supposed to be crime, regardless of social class. But whether you go home or go to jail…

A guard at the state prison in Newberry is being held in the Mackinaw City jail awaiting felony charges of trying to smuggle contraband to inmates. John…