Michigan inmates struggle to get help from little-known $19M fund for prisoner needs

Money from the funds is not supposed to be spent on prison operations, but the MDOC has an expansive definition of spending ...
MLive - Jackson on MSN

Michigan approves $10M for prison railings following several inmate deaths

Since 2020, five prisoners at the facilities have died after falling or jumping from the upper gallery housing units on the ...
The Macomb Daily

MDOC launching new system to stop contraband in ‘privileged’ mail to inmates

The Michigan Department of Corrections is launching a new system targeting the mailing of contraband to inmates through privileged mail. Privileged mail — correspondence sent by attorneys, courts, ...
WLNS.com

MDOC implements anti-drug security system for privileged mail sent to corrections facilities

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Corrections will implement a new system for verifying confidential, privileged, and special handling mail sent to incarcerated individuals starting ...
Detroit Free Press

Federal judge: MDOC grievance system stymies inmate efforts to address complaints

A federal judge criticized the Michigan Department of Corrections' grievance process, claiming it hinders prisoners' access to courts. The judge said the MDOC diverts grievances to informal forums, ...