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A federal appeals court says Michigan still has not fixed problems with its juvenile lifer law that was declared unconstitutional four years ago. The US…
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A prison food worker accused of possessing drugs has been fired in western Michigan.The man, who wasn't publicly identified, worked for a contractor that…
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The Michigan House has approved legislation that would allow about 120 frail prisoners a year to be released to live in a nursing home. The House OK'd the…
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Supporters of newly introduced criminal justice bills in the Michigan Senate say they are designed to keep prisoners from reoffending, ultimately saving…
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A new program at a Michigan prison is part of an effort to prepare inmates for work after they're eventually released from custody.The Sentinel-Standard…
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A lawsuit by 10 women says they were coerced into having sex while they were inmates at a jail in southwestern Michigan.The Herald-Palladium of St. Joseph…
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An official says about 1,000 inmates at a prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula participated in a peaceful protest over food quality.Michigan Department of…
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A suburban Detroit jail is getting a full-body scanner in an effort to cut down on drugs, weapons and other contraband entering the facility.The Detroit…
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Officials say a funeral director in western Michigan buried an empty urn and mislead a family into thinking it contained a relative's cremated…
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An autopsy shows a 24-year-old inmate found hanging in his cell at a southwestern Michigan jail died of asphyxiation caused by the hanging.Berrien County…