Michigan Department of Corrections

The Michigan Legislature has passed bills to enhance retirement benefits for corrections officers in hopes of easing a staffing shortage in state prisons.

A plan to allow Michigan corrections officers access to the State Police Retirement System passed the Michigan Senate Wednesday

The Michigan Corrections Organization says a staffing shortage is so severe and dangerous that the National Guard should be called in to help with security.

The Michigan Department of Corrections said Tuesday that it achieved the second-lowest recidivism rate since it started tracking that data.

Whitmer says since the program launched less than a year ago, police officers have conducted nearly 3,400 check-ins and taken 389 illegal firearms.

The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the Michigan Department of Corrections to lift its restrictions on foreign-language books.

Michigan prisons have hundreds of staff shortages. A bill adopted Tuesday by the state House could help address the problem.

Overworked employees, mental health, and retention issues all came up during Tuesday's state Senate Oversight Committee hearing with the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Under the agreement announced this week, the Michigan Department of Corrections will make changes to all those policies.

Thousands of Michigan prison inmates have been receiving federal stimulus payments during the pandemic.The fear is that inmates have been using the money…