The complex’s 7-Block is one of the oldest sections of the facility and once held 500 prisoners.

The embattled director of the Michigan Department of Corrections is defending conditions inside the state prisons. Heidi Washington, who is facing calls for removal over treatment of female prisoners, ...

(The Center Square) – Concerns over conditions in Michigan's correctional facilities are fueling a bipartisan push for prison reform. Three inmates have died at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional ...

The Free Press has documented six fatal inmate falls from upper galleries at two Jackson-area prisons in a series of articles ...

A Michigan Department of Corrections officer has been charged with allegedly opening a cell door and allowing an inmate to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LANSING — Michigan's prison for women is getting a new warden, at least temporarily, amid searing public scrutiny over living ...

In Michigan prison classrooms and workshops, the numbers are climbing: More inmates than ever are earning high school diplomas, technical certificates and college credits, signaling a shift in how the ...

Amid a continued rise in prison assaults, the Michigan Department of Corrections this month launched a new “safe prisons initiative” that aims to improve conditions for inmates and officers alike.

More Michigan Prisoners Than Ever Are Getting Educations, Job Training In Michigan prison classrooms and workshops, the numbers are climbing: More inmates than ever are earning high school diplomas, ...

In Michigan prison classrooms and workshops, the numbers are climbing: More inmates than ever are earning high school diplomas, technical certificates and college credits, signaling a shift in how the ...