prisons

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…

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…

In a story we aired yesterday on European prisons, we learned the apparent key to reducing recidivism. In Europe, keeping family ties intact is…

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…

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…

Helping prison officials and the families of prisoners communicate better is the goal of a pilot project at three Michigan prisons. So is providing…

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…

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…

IONIA, Mich. (AP) - The convicted killer who escaped from a Michigan prison says it "was relatively simple."Michael Elliot was discovered missing Sunday…

IONIA, Mich. (AP) - Two employees have been suspended at a western Michigan prison where a convicted killer escaped for 24 hours.Corrections Department…