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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New legacy semiquincentennial plates includes elements of the American flag, a modern design similar to the original 1976 Michigan bicentennial plate.

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Corrections will be cracking down on attempts to smuggle contraband into state prisons through a new mail policy, the department announced Monday.

MICHIGAN,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is implementing a new policy to photocopy all incoming mail for inmates, retaining original documents to prevent the smuggling ...