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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…
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The company behind Michigan’s troubled prison food service is keeping its contract. But it’s also paying a price.Aramark’s problems have ranged from…
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In a story we aired yesterday on European prisons, we learned the apparent key to reducing recidivism. In Europe, keeping family ties intact is…
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All across Michigan, serious questions are being raised about the way our state deals with criminals.The annual price tag for corrections in Michigan is…
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Problems keep piling up at Parnall Correctional Facility near Jackson.Last week, maggots were found on the serving line in the prison's cafeteria.Over the…
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Helping prison officials and the families of prisoners communicate better is the goal of a pilot project at three Michigan prisons. So is providing…
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DETROIT (AP) - About 130 Michigan prison inmates will have an opportunity to seek parole in a case that ends an unusual state policy of treating them as…
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has released a report on last month’s escape from a state prison in Ionia. The report puts much of the blame on two…
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IONIA, Mich. (AP) - The convicted killer who escaped from a Michigan prison says it "was relatively simple."Michael Elliot was discovered missing Sunday…
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IONIA, Mich. (AP) - Two employees have been suspended at a western Michigan prison where a convicted killer escaped for 24 hours.Corrections Department…