Detroit's Ryan Correctional Facility To Close
The Department of Corrections plans to ship 1,000 inmates to a prison in Muskegon, which is reopening.
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The Department of Corrections plans to ship 1,000 inmates to a prison in Muskegon, which is reopening.
A private company that a federal investigation found allowed "a cesspool" of conditions to exist at a Mississippi youth prison and that paid a $1.1 million fine for understaffing New Mexico prisons could be in line to oversee Michigan inmates in the next year.
Gov. Rick Snyder followed up on a pledge to see how Michigan prisons are being run, becoming the first Michigan governor in more than 50 years to tour a state prison.
Former state prison facilities in southern Michigan are becoming a hot tourist attraction where visitors can sit in cells and read prison rule books still attached to the cell bars.
A Michigan man convicted of a rifle-slaying committed at age 11 faces trial next week on charges that he assaulted two prison guards.
The 60-year-old says he was denied toothpaste, and as a result developed gum disease that led to the removal of a tooth.
A Ferndale man accused of driving drunk when he struck and critically injured a Highland Park police officer has been sentenced to to 10 years in prison.
A Michigan prison inmate will spend more than four additional years behind bars after being convicted of soliciting the kidnapping of a state lawmaker.
The couple's 4-year-old child told police that "daddy put mommy in the bathtub and shot her with a gun, bang bang," according to a court affidavit.
A Nigerian man who serving a life sentence for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner using a bomb sewn into his underwear on Christmas 2009 has been transferred to a higher security prison in Colorado.
The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Michigan Department of Corrections to ban an invasive type of strip search that the group says humiliates female prisoners.
Wonder what Kwame Kilpatrick is up to these days? A family member of the former inmate said he's working to improve the prison system.
The Michigan Department of Corrections says two parole agents have been suspended as officials investigate why two ex-convicts now charged with killing an 80-year-old Royal Oak woman were on the streets in the first place.
An Upper Peninsula woman who took a bite out of a man's nose has been sent to federal prison for nearly four years.
Detroit police say 33-year old Nasir Banks is accused of walking into a home on Schoenherr near Eight Mile and shooting three men.
Police and the Michigan Attorney General say the two men accepted money and smuggled marijuana and tobacco into the inmates' cells.
Michigan female prisoners who claim they were sexually harassed will be able to keep their settlement money.
County prosecutors must be notified when prison inmates are set free under a bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A 43-year-old prison inmate serving time for soliciting a murder has been arraigned on accusations he plotted the kidnapping and murder of a Michigan legislator.
More than 1,000 inmates at Mound Correctional Facility in Detroit will be moved in the coming months after state corrections officials announced Wednesday they're closing the medium-security prison after all.
A West Michigan lawmaker says she wants to ban porn in Michigan prisons.
Former NBA player and Michigan State star Jay Vincent is asking a judge to keep him out of prison so he can repay victims of a fraud scheme.
Questions are being raised about why some convicted felons in Michigan are allowed to remain free on bond ahead of sentencing after several cases where they didn't show up for their punishment.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is scheduled to be released from prison on Tuesday, August 2nd.
Maintaining security is an issue in privatization of services such as feeding prisoners as the state looks to cut millions of dollars from incarceration-related costs.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
A Clinton Township man is accused of robbing seven people at gunpoint inside an Eastpointe business.
An Indiana man who pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Michigan a decade ago has been sentenced to prison.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
Christmas is a time when you would expect snow on the ground, given all the songs and poems, and the fact that it's December. But what is the climatology of Christmas actually like?
A 1-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman were injured in a shooting on Christmas Eve on Detroit's east side.
You'll want to plan around the office, retail and business closings that apply to Christmas Day and sometimes also on Christmas Eve.
A new study by attorneys at Phillips Law Firm has identified the most dangerous roads in the United States based on fatal crashes per mile over five years.
Our holiday week in Michigan has more warm days than not, and that does help and hinder our travel.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
The Education Department signaled earlier this year that it would move to resume wage garnishment, among other forms of involuntary collection, for those in default.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
The Detroit Lions are sending five players to the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC's No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the early 1950s.
Jalen Duren had 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons held off the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102 after blowing a 21-point lead.
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 state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Have you ever wondered why we wrap gifts? Good question. With the time-honored tradition of gift giving comes gift concealing.
Police say the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a home on the 19000 block of Binder Street near Outer Drive.
From a historic election in Detroit that ended with its first female mayor getting the nod from voters to the federal government shutdown to tariffs, 2025 was a busy year with politics at the core, which the roundtable of Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Detroit City Councilman Coleman Young II, and political strategist Susy Avery discuss on this weekend's Michigan Matters.
A new study finds Michigan is home to three of the most dangerous roads in the U.S; Sterling Heights city officials are considering allowing a Sheetz at the old Detroit Free Press site, and more on your top headlines.
Chance of freezing drizzle overnight