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Published on May 9, 2025

600 murderers in Michigan could soon receive lighter sentences, thanks to Democrats on state supreme court

Hundreds of convicted murderers in Michigan may soon be resentenced after the state supreme court ruled that imposing an automatic life sentence on "late adolescents" amounted to unconstitutionally "cruel" punishment. Back in April, the …

Source: The Blaze - Right-wing
Published on May 9, 2025

Michigan Hit With $500M Lawsuit For Filming Naked Female Inmates

Things just got ugly for the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). According to WLNS, a $500 million lawsuit filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court is calling out what attorneys are calling "state-sponsored voyeurism" inside the Women's …

Source: 100.7 WITL - Michigan - Pending
Published on May 8, 2025

Michigan's prison population dropped sharply since 2007, study finds

Lansing — Michigan Department of Corrections officials released data Tuesday showing sharp declines in the state's prison population and recidivism rate from 2007-24, a period when statewide arrests and reported crime also fell. There were 32,778 …

Source: The Detroit News - Michigan - Neutral
Published on May 7, 2025

'Perverse': Department of Corrections sued in $500M lawsuit for female inmates' treatment

The suit alleges recorded naked during strip searches, showers and bathroom breaks - via the body cameras worn by prison guards at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Attorney Todd Flood is taking on the Michigan Department of …

Source: FOX 2 Detroit - Michigan - Right-wing
Published on May 6, 2025

Female inmates sue after Michigan prisons videotape strip searches

Source: The Detroit News - Michigan - Neutral
Published on May 8, 2025

Detroit's 'Central Park Five' opera explores injustice and Trump's fury

Detroit Opera is presenting "The Central Park Five," an opera about the wrongful conviction of five teenagers. The opera includes Donald Trump as a character, highlighting his early political involvement in the case. The Detroit production comes …

Source: Detroit Free Press - Michigan - Neutral
Published on May 6, 2025

‘I wanted to kill them all’: Arizona inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings

Editor’s note: The following story contains violence and details of a graphic nature. Discretion is advised. TUCSON, Arizona (Arizona Mirror) — Ricky Wassenaar killed three men at an Arizona state prison near Tucson on April 4. Two were serving life …

Source: East Idaho News - Neutral

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600 murderers in Michigan could soon receive lighter sentences, thanks to Democrats on state supreme court

Michigan Hit With $500M Lawsuit For Filming Naked Female Inmates

Michigan's prison population dropped sharply since 2007, study finds

'Perverse': Department of Corrections sued in $500M lawsuit for female inmates' treatment

Female inmates sue after Michigan prisons videotape strip searches

Detroit's 'Central Park Five' opera explores injustice and Trump's fury

‘I wanted to kill them all’: Arizona inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings