Former employees and whistleblowers testified Tuesday before a House Oversight Committee hearing in Lansing, raising serious ...

Momentum is finally building to address longstanding and systemic problems at Michigan’s only women’s prison as state lawmakers, local elected officials, and activists demand answers about mold, ...

Reports of hazardous mold growth, drug smuggling and retaliation within Michigan’s only prison for women led to a hearing before the House Oversight Committee Tuesday morning.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Incarcerated Michiganders will no longer have access to original copies of confidential and legal mail to combat drug trafficking, the Michigan Department of Corrections ...

As lawmakers push for accountability for longstanding issues, a Michigan Department of Corrections spokeswoman pushed back against the testimony.

For nearly three years, lawmakers needed to give a 72-hour advance notice if they wanted to inspect a correctional facility, reducing access to and oversight of the state’s prisons. That delay has ...

A 2025 investigation by the Detroit Free Press found that Wagner's neighbors complained of frequent explosions on his property but no enforcement.

The funds held more than $19 million at the end of 2024 but receive no scrutiny from lawmakers. Some Michigan inmates say that despite large balances in the funds intended to help them, they can't ...

SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (WNEM) - A former Michigan Department of Corrections officer will spend time behind bars himself after smuggling drugs to inmates. Kernef Jackson was charged with 13 felonies ...

A bobcat was spotted hanging out at a prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (WDIV) A Michigan prison had a “special visitor” on Tuesday morning. According to the Michigan ...