The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

Amid Donald Trump’s pardons of his fellow Republicans and corrupt business figures, one child sex predator has gotten a clean ...

An unidentified White House official told The New York Times that Bob Harshbarger was not granted the pardon because of his ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI — Another Michigan prisoner has jumped from an upper railing in a Jackson-area prison. An inmate at the Parnall Correctional Facility, 1780 E. Parnall Road, intentionally fell from ...

Michigan prison officials oppose the legislation, saying it could create operational disruptions and safety concerns.

The film, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, is, in many respects, a love letter from the ...

Former Michigan Department of Corrections officer Kernef Jackson of Saginaw pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into the St. Louis Correctional Facility in Gratiot County two years ago.

The Oct. 22 incident is the seventh fall or jump from upper galleries at two Michigan prisons that the Free Press has documented since 2020. Five of those incidents have been fatal, records show.

Corrections released the video in 2024 to settle a lawsuit filed by investigative journalist Daniel Moritz-Rabson. The Detroit Free Press is publishing the video for the first time. LANSING — A video ...

LANSING — A video of Michigan prison officers in riot gear confronting a caged and handcuffed inmate and twice spraying him with chemical agents has become a central issue in a federal court lawsuit.

Michigan City officials are asking the governor to restore an agreement to redevelop the Indiana State Prison site. The previous agreement was rescinded when the governor decided to keep the prison ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A Jackson County judge on Thursday ordered Antonio Green to stand trial on upgraded charges in the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Mia Sims, sending the case to circuit court.