Criminals have been spraying synthetic drugs like marijuana on paper that appears to be from a lawyer. Starting next year, ...

MDOC says the January 5 shift is part of a broader effort to reduce contraband, improve staff safety, and limit overdose risks inside facilities. The department has not announced whether it plans to ...

Michigan is tightening its mail policy after finding synthetic drugs embedded in paper sent under the guise of legal or confidential mail. The department says the updated approach creates another ...

The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is implementing a new rule for mail sent to inmates to prevent contraband from entering the prisons. The new policy requires that all confidential and ...

New data released by the Michigan Department of Corrections showed that the prison population continues to decline. According to the report, the population in 2024 was 32,778, a sharp decline from ...

LANSING, MI – All mail including confidential and legal mail for prisoners in Michigan will now be provided as a photocopy. The Michigan Department of Corrections announced Monday, Dec. 8, that it is ...

GRATIOT COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An attorney is being investigated by State Police after a prisoner at Central Michigan Correctional Facility was found with a “large amount of contraband” after ...

The funds held more than $19 million at the end of 2024 but receive no scrutiny from lawmakers. Some Michigan inmates say that despite large balances in the funds intended to help them, they can't ...

For nearly three years, lawmakers needed to give a 72-hour advance notice if they wanted to inspect a correctional facility, reducing access to and oversight of the state’s prisons. That delay has ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

In Michigan, one in 11 Black women is in prison for life without parole sentences. Credit: Shutterstock.com More than 500 incarcerated women at Michigan’s only women’s prison are suing the state for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An employee with the Michigan Department of Corrections has filed a lawsuit against Chris Gautz, a former longtime spokesperson, of sexual harassment. Court records ...