Corrections

MI high court says state must pay costs for inmates’ volunteer attorneys

Rick Pluta | MPRN

The Michigan Supreme Court says the state Department of Corrections must pay volunteer attorneys who represented inmates in a freedom of information case.

Politics

Michigan prison inmates will no longer be able to receive hand made birthday cards under new rules

The Michigan Department of Corrections is instituting new rules around inmate mail to stop the inflow of drugs.New rules will restrict everything from…

Politics

For state’s corrections budget, what’s really at stake is a second chance

The state is hammering out its budget. And lawmakers are having a sharp disagreement with the governor’s office over one of Michigan’s biggest price tags…