On Monday, the Michigan Department of Corrections said it learned that one of its inmates has tested positive for COVID-19. It is unclear if the inmate at Kinross Correctional Facility in ...

Michigan prisons are facing critical understaffing, with half of the state's 26 prisons experiencing an 18% or higher vacancy rate, ... He also reports unrest at all five UP prisons is on the rise.

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Corrections halted visits at all 30 state prisons Friday, citing concerns about potentially exposing prisoners to the coronavirus, and said it is working ...

Starting in January, all 26 prison facilities in the state will begin using TextBehind, a technology that verifies senders. The new technology will verify mail senders and require them to register ...

Michigan's COVID-19 case rate in its prisons is 893 per 1,000 inmates, nine times higher than the rate for other Michigan residents, data shows.

Tens of thousands of people are held in Michigan jails and prisons that leave them particularly vulnerable to public health crises. Every day that passes during the COVID-19 outbreak puts them at ...