Mardi Link, For the Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative
Things are especially dire in the Upper Peninsula, where a quarter of prisoners are housed but nearly three-fourths of staff assaults happen and as many as 1 in 3 positions are open.
Pressing Matters | MDOC Staffing Crisis, Housing Shortage & Bay City Infrastructure Challenges
We examine the staffing crisis Michigan's prison system is facing the housing shortage and more.
Destination Michigan 1701
Detroit, Traverse City, Mt. Pleasant, East Tawas, and Charlevoix
Parts of Indian River remain consumed by flood waters
The American Red Cross if offering residents essentials and items to help them clean their homes and businesses that have been impacted by flooding.
Nursing home group says they can't keep living on $2 a day
Many nursing home residents in Michigan are receiving $60 a month through Medicaid's Personal Needs Allowance program. A statewide council representing older adults says that's not enough and are now working to build support for reform.
Endangered Great Lakes shorebird population growing
Piping Plover experts say breeding pairs have more than doubled since being added to the endangered species list over three decades ago.
'I just want to cry': Northern Michigan communities grapple with flood damage
Residents face uncertainty with flooded homes after mass flooding ravaged communities across Michigan in mid-April, some homes are still underwater.
Feds order immediate inspection of Cheboygan Dam powerhouse
Potential damage to the dams during last week’s high waters means the risk of dam failure could still exist.
Watch: Michigan corrections officers reach breaking point amid staffing crisis
A years-long staffing shortage has turned 16-hour mandatory shifts into a daily reality for corrections officers in Michigan's prison system, impacting the safety and wellbeing of nearly everyone inside prison walls.
Michigan not alone in prison crisis: ‘There’s no one silver bullet’
Michigan has tried raises, bonuses, and prison safety initiatives, but nothing has moved the needle on corrections officers vacancies. No state has found a lasting solution.
Report: Michigan's new cell phone ban doesn't go far enough in schools
The Institute for Families and Technology recently gave Michigan's new cell phone laws in schools a "C" in its latest report card.
