The Michigan Department of Corrections is implementing new legal mail procedures aimed at cracking down on contraband and ...

Incarcerated Michiganders will no longer have access to original copies of confidential and legal mail to combat drug trafficking, the Michigan Department of Corrections announced.

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 ...

The Michigan Department of Corrections is implementing a new policy that will make it harder for contraband to make its way into facilities.

Anyone sending mail to a Michigan prison is responsible for all items that they send. Sending drugs to any MDOC facility is a felony and the department supports prosecution in every case.

The Michigan Department of Corrections has established a new policy to provide all confidential and legal mail sent to incarcerated individuals as photocopies in an attempt to stop drug smuggling, the ...

Michigan Department of Corrections implements a new policy where legal mail sent to inmates is photocopied and originals ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has reported the lowest rate of reoffense – or recidivism – on state record. The rate MDOC reported to the state legislature was ...

A federal lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections, alleging toxic mold at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility made inmates ill, may move forward after a judge rejected the ...

Krystal Clark, an inmate at Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Washtenaw County, is pictured (left) as she entered prison. The other photo shows her face swollen and contorted. Credit: Michigan ...

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 ...

This facility is located on the eastern side of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Staff members said the bobcat jumped out from the ...