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On today's show, we heard more information about a water main break in Southeast Michigan as well as recent difficulties within Michigan's cannabis industry. A special feature explored Colon Magic Week, and one Sheriff discussed reforms for the cost of incarceration.
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A 15-minute phone call from the Wayne County Jail, at $4.20, is among the highest rates in the state. The county's contract for jail telecommunications brings in at least $1.75 million a year for the county.
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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy won’t file any criminal charges stemming from the death of Priscilla Slater.Slater died in the Harper Woods jail in…
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A politically diverse coalition of advocacy groups has urged the Michigan Legislature to pass an 18 bill package of criminal justice measures before…
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A federal judge has ruled that Oakland County must set up a process to release medically vulnerable inmates from its jail.The ruling stems from a lawsuit…
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Today on Stateside, we talk to a leader in Michigan's Chaldean community about his meeting with Vice President Mike Pence about the future for detained…
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Michigan has a real shot at reducing its county jail population if it acts on some recent task force recommendations.That’s what Lieutenant Governor…
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Wayne County is in the middle of an effort to reduce its jail population, and it’s just received some early data to help guide that effort.The county is…
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This week, the St. Clair County jail will start offering some inmates a chance to get on medications that can help them kick opioid addiction.The…
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A new task force will explore who is in Michigan’s jails and why they’re there. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday.The order…