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Pugh remained on the run for a month. Pugh was identified by law enforcement on July 6 after surveillance video at an MDOC prison showed Pugh throwing six packages of contraband over a fence.

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.

A former employee of the Michigan Department of Corrections has sued the agency and its spokesman for alleged retaliation, sexual abuse.

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.

Heyns spoke of embracing Jackson's prison history, not shunning it, during media day at the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum at the State Prison of Southern Michigan.

The Emergency Response Team conducted a mass search at Macomb Correctional Facility Monday, after the latest assault on an inmate using a weapon.

The Michigan Reformatory prison in Ionia will close in November due to declining prisoner populations, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.