Life on the Inside

Community

How a Detroit restaurateur went from prisoner to proprietor

Stateside Staff

In March of 2019, Daqwan Fistrunk opened up The Green Mile Grille in Detroit. Prior to starting the restaurant, Fistrunk spent seven years in prison,…

Health

Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at one Michigan prison

Lester Graham

Hundreds of inmates at one of Michigan’s prisons have tested positive for COVID-19. The number is expected to rise.The Michigan Department of Corrections…

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Bill seeks to delay Michigan prison closures

Tracy Samilton

State Senator Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) has introduced a bill that would require the Michigan Department of Corrections to provide a one-year advance notice…

Stateside

Michigan's parolable lifers want a chance at a normal life, but getting there is complicated

Dustin Dwyer

More than 40% of the prisoners at Lakeland Correctional Facility are lifers. But not every life sentence is the same.We’ve reported a lot on the lifers…