Michigan reports more than 39K COVID-19 cases, 3,500 deaths
There are now 39,262 positive cases of COVID-19 in Michigan as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, although state officials believe the actual number of cases...
Breaking: 9 inmates at Baldwin immigrant prison test positive for COVID-19
Updated, 9:32 p.m., 4/20/20, with Monday’s numbers for the Milan facility and comment from No Detention Centers in Michigan
Nine inmates at Michigan’s only private,...
Michigan reports 27K COVID-19 cases, 1,700+ deaths
There are now 27,001 positive cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, in Michigan as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, although state...
Breaking: 3 staffers at Baldwin immigrant prison test positive for COVID-19
Updated, 5:53 p.m. with Monday's numbers for the Milan facility.
Three employees at a federal immigrant prison in Baldwin have tested positive for COVID-19, the...
‘All lives matter’: Activists want more prisoners freed as COVID-19 spreads
Updated, 11:16 a.m., 4/13/20
COVID-19 has found its way into the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC), impacting staff and incarcerated individuals alike. There have been 391...
New: Hunger strike at Baldwin immigrant prison enters 5th day
A group of at least 10 inmates at Michigan’s only private, for-profit immigrant prison are on day five of a hunger strike to protest...
Susan J. Demas: How bad is the budget? Experts say Michigan...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to skyrocketing unemployment and bred an almost-certain recession, nationwide and in Michigan. Recessions lead to budget shortfalls, which means...
Stephanie Chang: We must protect our most vulnerable during this crisis
To say this is a challenging time would be a massive understatement.
As a social worker turned public servant, I look at issues through a...
Here’s the surprising way Michigan is tracking COVID-19 cases in prisons
Those who have been regularly tuning in to Michigan’s daily statewide tally of COVID-19 cases and deaths know the drill by now: Around 3...
‘Much worse than a cruise ship’: Prisoners’ lives at risk from...
WASHINGTON — More than 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. That’s more people than there are living in major U.S. cities like Phoenix...