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An expanded program targeting opioid treatment in county jails is getting a boost from national settlement money
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Few states have been more aggressive in releasing inmates and diverting offenders than Michigan, where prison costs were spiraling out of control a decade…
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An ex-Berrien County jail deputy has been charged with offering money for sex to a former inmate.Prosecutor Michael Sepic says 23-year-old Keegan Trail…
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Legislation up for a vote in the state Senate tomorrow would compensate people who are exonerated for the time they were wrongfully imprisoned.The bills…
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Michigan is closing one of its 32 prisons to save $22 million in the next fiscal year.The Pugsley Correctional Facility in Grand Traverse County will…
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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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Two prisons would close under a plan adopted Thursday by a state Senate budget subcommittee.The budget proposal does not specify which prisons would be…
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How do you get police, wardens and citizens returning to society after doing time to sit down for a meal once per week? You call a CLEAR meeting—which is…
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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…