parole

How much does crime really cost? Millions of dollars per day and billions per year. The high cost has jail and prison administrators seeking ways to ease…

Law enforcement groups and prisoner advocates alike are criticizing a bill meant to make it easier for some inmates to get out on parole.The goal of House…

Gov. Rick Snyder outlined a public safety agenda on Monday that includes parole and sentencing reforms, job training for inmates, and more help finding a…

A convicted killer will get a chance at a new sentence. In this case, one hour makes a big difference.Deandre Woolfolk was about an hour shy of his 18th…

DETROIT - A lawmaker from western Michigan is leading an effort to possibly save millions of dollars in the criminal justice system. Rep. Joe Haveman, a…

Last year, more than 10,000 people came out of prison in Michigan. Of those, about a third live in metro Detroit.And as the city attempts a comeback, more…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - New legislation in Lansing is designed to help inmates find a job when they leave prison.The bills would let Michigan certify…

There are calls in Lansing to overhaul Michigan’s parole system. Advocates say the state keeps people in prison far longer than necessary.And, we went…

Blue Cross Blue Shield overhaul passes Senate"Legislation to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan easily passed the state Senate Wednesday. The…

A lawsuit filed this week alleges the state Department of Corrections has been too lax in supervising roughly 18,000 paroled felons in Michigan.The…