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Department of Corrections and auditors dispute prison closures
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Corrections is failing to adequately document how it determines which prisons are selected for closure, according to a recent audit report.
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State closing West Michigan prison
The Michigan Department of Corrections plans to close a correctional facility in the region in March due to a decline in the state's prison population.
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Measure would compensate wrongfully convicted prisoners
LANSING — There’s no way for a state to give back time — sometimes decades — to people who served in prison for crimes they didn’t commit.
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Inmates not always treated for addiction, mental illness
Catch-22 leaves them without help for either malady.
LANSING — Unpredictable behavior, irrationality, confusion, loss of control: all are symptoms of mental illness and signs of drug abuse.
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Longer sentences fuel big budget for Michigan prisons
LANSING — Despite a declining prison population, the average Michigan prisoner is spending more time behind bars — at significant taxpayer expense.
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State prisons shuffle inmates to manage security risks
LANSING — During the past five years, Michigan’s prison population has dropped by nearly 8,000 and 20 facilities have closed, leaving the Department of Corrections with one question to answer: Where should it keep those who stay?
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