The Michigan Department of Corrections released the data this week. (May 8, 2025) ...

Michigan’s prison population has fallen to its lowest level in more than three decades, and state officials say the decline is no accident. The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) reported ...

Inmates in Michigan’s only prison for women are suing the state Department of Corrections for alleged forced labor and gender discrimination.The lawsuit claims the plaintiffs at the Women’s ...

The MDOC has conducted this study since 1998 and, before 2019, never saw the recidivism rate fall below 23%. Recidivism is when someone who has previously served time re-enters the prison system.

The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary lists. This project took nine months to execute and includes prices from 46 U.S. states. The Appeal also published an ...

A convicted killer currently under parole supervision in Calhoun County was banned from offering rides to the public while on parole.

SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - An investigation prompted by the possibility that drugs were getting into a Mid-Michigan prison leads to three people being charged, including a corrections officer. Kernef ...

Two employees at the Central Michigan Correctional Facility in St. Louis have been named the 2023 Michigan Department of Corrections Director’s Award winners. Resident Unit Manager James King ...

MDOC continues to reduce prison facilities due to population decline Macomb regional facility not part of plan Michigan Reformatory prison in Ionia houses over 1,000 level 3 and level 4 prisoners.