It's more costly to house inmates at higher security levels, but the Michigan Corrections Organization says the system needs ...

Livingston County Circuit Court has slammed the brakes on the parole of a Sterling Heights man convicted in a 1993 rape and kidnapping, stopping his planned March 10 release. The order applies to ...

Michigan’s prison population has begun to rise slightly after years of decline, bringing correctional facilities closer to full capacity.

Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. 'Sonny' Burton to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A Castle Rock woman was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for voter fraud after submitting fraudulent ballots.

Shane Gillette, 39, withdrew his pleas after Judge Joseph Sheeran indicated he would face more prison time than the one year originally discussed for allegedly smashing into the Bay County Law ...

In a bloody year for Detroit, this triple homicide made the New York Times. Now the grandaughter of a victim wants the killer ...

The department says what’s budgeted in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal for the next fiscal year isn’t enough.

A man in Michigan was arrested after he killed his blind girlfriend in a motel and lived with her body for days before he was ...

Governor Whitmer’s Executive Budget Recommendation for the Michigan Department of Corrections in fiscal year 2027 asks for ...

State Sen. Jeff Irwin, who represents parts of Washtenaw County, is calling for the closure of Michigan’s only women’s prison ...

LUCE COUNTY, Mich. — Two Kalamazoo men and a Battle Creek teen face charges of attempting to smuggle drugs into a prison. State investigators call it a 'drug drop,' and say it isn't the first time ...