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Imagine being convicted of a crime you didn’t commit and sent to prison for years. Then getting out only to find more hurdles and barriers.
Innocence advocates push police transparency bills Detroit — Two men who spent decades in prison for murders they didn't commit joined a state representative and innocence advocates Friday to lobby for making police discipline records public, which they say would help identify problem cops and curb wrongful convictions. The "legislative virtual briefing" was hosted by Rep. Tyrone Carter, D-Detroit, who on Thursday co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require police departments release files of disciplined police officers requested under the Freedom of Information Act, or du...
COVID-19 death toll among Michigan inmates tops 100 More than 100 Michigan prison inmates have died of COVID-19, according to Michigan prison officials. As of Tuesday, there have been 107 deaths of prisoners from the highly-contagious novel coronavirus, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections, prompting calls from inmate advocates for the state to grant more compassionate releases. The department has kept a running list of prisoners and corrections staff deaths online. Inmates like Rickey Rimmer, who's at the Richard Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, described a scene co...