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One in 10 children in Michigan had a parent incarcerated in 2011-12, according to a report released Monday.The report says 228,000 children had parents in…

There are roughly 42,000 men and women serving time in prison in the state of Michigan. They all have stories of how they got there, ranging from poor…

In all the conversations and policy debates over our criminal justice system, it can be easy to get caught up in the sheer numbers of inmates in our…

Imagine that you’re in prison, and you mess up. Maybe you lose your temper and lash out at a corrections officer, or you use your fists to resolve a…

The Michigan Innocence Clinic says a wrongfully convicted man has served nearly 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.Lamarr Monson was…

The state Supreme Court has returned 85 criminal cases to lower courts for re-sentencing hearings. That’s because of a recent decision that changed the…

ARoman Catholic nun living in Adrian has been teaching literature to male prisoners at Gus Harrison Correctional Facility for nearly 30 years."They were…

Thousands of federal prisoners are set to be released within the next month, but fewer than 100 of them are expected to wind up in Michigan.The historic…

Almost six years ago, Michigan’s only women’s prison settled a huge lawsuit after officers raped multiple female inmates. Changes have been made since…

What determines whether a prisoner should be paroled?In Michigan, that decision is informed by a risk assessment questionnaire called COMPAS.Sonja B.…