The Michigan Department of Corrections is implementing a new rule for legal and confidential mail sent to inmates to prevent contraband from entering the prisons.
The 27th annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons will run March 21-April 4 in Ann Arbor.
It’s been three years since Jonathan Lancaster died behind bars, strapped to a chair and his family wants to know why more isn’t being done to hold prison staff accountable.
Incarcerated people in Michigan state prisons are required to serve their minimum sentence and cannot earn credits for good behavior unless the crime was committed before 1987.
Kwame Kilpatrick spoke in Dearborn on Wednesday to advocate for Michigan inmates, sharing his personal prison experiences and arguing that the state should offer opportunities for early release.