Officials alarmed after rap video is recorded in Michigan prison
A rap video titled "In Dis Cell" appears to be too authentic: It was made inside a Michigan prison, despite a ban on wireless phones.
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A rap video titled "In Dis Cell" appears to be too authentic: It was made inside a Michigan prison, despite a ban on wireless phones.
As Craig Whilby and Jamil Allen-Bey walk into the grand opening celebration for Friends Of Returning Citizens (FORC), they are greeted by friends, family and people who have walked in their shoes. People who are newly released from prison. And that's by design.
A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he faked a disability in order to obtain over $250,000 in benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Ninety cases of a COVID-19 variant believed to be more contagious have been found in inmates and staff at a western Michigan prison, and dozens of test results are pending, officials said.
A man who has been in prison for nearly 50 years for murder when he was a teenager won a major decision from the Michigan appeals court that should lead to his eventual release.
A former western Michigan college professor has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter in the death of his autistic teenage son, who drowned after spending an hour in an icy backyard pool with his arms restrained.
Tina Talbot, 53, was eligible for parole after serving her minimum sentence.
According to records filed in federal court, Eric Swarbrick was given the sentence during a hearing Wednesday in Nashville.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be released early from prison.
The couple agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a plea agreement filed in Boston's federal court. The charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $80 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on behalf of male teens who said they were sexually assaulted in prison while housed with adults.
The life sentence of a Detroit man who has spent 42 years in prison has been reduced by a judge.
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An Indian man living in the U.S. on a work visa who sexually assaulted a sleeping passenger on a Spirit Airlines Flight was sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during an overnight flight to Detroit.
Officials say an itchy rash has spread to more inmates at Michigan's only prison for women.
Dozens of Iowa inmates are challenging a new law that bans sexually explicit material in the state's nine prisons.
In less than 24 hours, prison inmates are threatening a labor and hunger strike.
The Michigan Department of Corrections plans to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in the western Upper Peninsula.
Not even six months into his sentence at a high-security federal prison, inmates have reported assaulted Larry Nassar, which may cause him to be moved to another facility, according to reports.
Disgraced ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been moved from a federal prison in Oklahoma to a federal detention center in Philadelphia.
A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has been charged with welfare fraud.
An Indiana man accused in an attack on a Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to 15 to 50 years in prison.
The Arkansas Department of Correction said Monday in a statement that the inmates took the keys during recreation call at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker, 30 miles southeast of Little Rock.
The North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin currently houses 236 inmates from Vermont.
Other bills would expedite medical commutation hearings and house 17- to -22-year-old inmates together instead of with older adults.
It's every parent's worst nightmare, a phone call that something terrible happened to their child. That was the reality when they told CBS News Detroit their daughter was hit by a car.
Duncan Robinson and Cade Cunningham each scored 16 points in limited minutes as the Detroit Pistons routed the shorthanded Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
A jury in Oakland County has found a sheriff's deputy guilty of misconduct in office in a traffic stop on a police officer last year that had "no legal basis," the prosecutor's office said Saturday.
It's every parent's worst nightmare, a phone call that something terrible happened to their child. That was the reality when they told CBS News Detroit their daughter was hit by a car.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
Temperatures drop Saturday and Sunday with a few more chances for snow.
Southfield police say their investigation into a fatal shooting at the Bloom Lounge is over, adding that a security guard who fatally shot a woman will not be charged.
Former EMU players Jalen Terry and Da'Sean Nelson and current player Carlos Hart were among the 26 people indicted this week
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
The Detroit Auto Show's Charity Preview is Friday night, and CBS News Detroit is taking you there.
The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker is suspended with pay while Ford and the UAW discuss next steps.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
As obesity rates among Americans drop and weight loss drugs lead to a slimmer society, airlines could save on fuel costs, according to a recent analysis.
Curtis International is recalling an additional 330,000 Frigidaire-brand minifridges to an existing recall after reports of the product catching fire.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Duncan Robinson and Cade Cunningham each scored 16 points in limited minutes as the Detroit Pistons routed the shorthanded Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2.
Former EMU players Jalen Terry and Da'Sean Nelson and current player Carlos Hart were among the 26 people indicted this week
A termination letter sent to ex-University of Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore details the university's findings that resulted in Moore's firing last month.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The family of a teen injured in a hit-and-run crash in Eastpointe is seeking answers, police are seeing a spike in thefts of catalytic converters in Troy and other top stories for the evening of Jan. 17, 2026.
President Trump is threatening to impose new tariffs on Denmark and several other European countries unless there's a deal to purchase Greenland. On Saturday, people in Greenland and Denmark protested against the idea of the U.S. taking control of the Arctic island.
Cold and cloudy Sunday with snow moving in late
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened its doors to the public on Saturday. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was one of thousands who toured the floor. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega has more on what he said the Trump administration is doing to lower car prices.
Police in Troy say they're starting to see more cases of stolen catalytic converters. Owners started reporting car break-ins on Dec. 2, 2025.