On paper, Michigan’s prison system is a success story.
Populations are at their lowest levels in decades, and fewer people are returning to prison than ever before.
But a years-long staffing shortage has turned 16-hour mandatory shifts into a daily reality, potentially impacting the safety and well being of nearly everyone inside prison walls.
Mardi Link and Interlochen Public Radio's Claire Keenan-Kurgan contributed to this story.
