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'Living in amends,' a candidate for resentencing hopes for another chance

The state prison system collected at least $1.25 million in fees from inmates and their families for phone and messaging services in the three years leading up to this month’s

Data released after tablet communication shutdown, just before tablet-related prison disturbance

A lack of rooms and poor communication software has created a "perfect storm" that makes it hard for defendants to receive legal counsel.

Prison messaging apps are a lifeline—until they break.

New Prison Policy Initiative report says people who make phone calls from state prisons and local jails often get price-gouged

People who make phone calls from state prisons and local jails often get price-gouged, new national study found.

A national advocacy group based in Florida, Prison Phone Justice, ranked Michigan 35th out of 50 states for the affordability of a 15-minute call in 2018.

A national advocacy group based in Florida, Prison Phone Justice, ranked Michigan 35th out of 50 states for the affordability of a 15-minute call in 2018.

Mid-Michigan’s Genesee County Jail is ending traditional mail deliveries for inmates and switching to scanned images of letters to prevent drug-soaked papers from reaching inmates.