Incarceration

Michigan is extending its program that provides IDs to people leaving jail or prison, now including Wayne County. Under the program, the state has issued IDs to roughly 20,000 people since it began in 2020. Advocates say having identification reduces barriers and stress for people reentering society

These are women who gave birth just before they were sent to prison or not long after starting their sentences, which are typically short, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that inmates serving sentences of life without parole for crimes committed as 18-year-olds are entitled to resentencing hearings.

People incarcerated in Michigan prisons are now able to view funerals virtually.