https://www.wcmu.org/tags/state-prison State Prison en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:07:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-12/new-state-prison-policy-requires-all-legal-mail-to-be-photocopied-then-shredded The policy comes amid concerns over drug smuggling and is an expansion of an existing policy for standard mail in state prisons. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:07:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-12/new-state-prison-policy-requires-all-legal-mail-to-be-photocopied-then-shredded Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-03-04/michigan-recidivism-rate-lowest-in-state-history-according-to-state-officials Corrections officials announced Wednesday that Michigan prisons are seeing the lowest recidivism rate in state history.State officials say the state’s… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:55:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-03-04/michigan-recidivism-rate-lowest-in-state-history-according-to-state-officials https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-06-06/state-likely-to-close-another-prison-under-2018-19-budget The state’s budget for the department of corrections will likely include another prison closure.This would be the third closure in Michigan in three… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:04:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-06-06/state-likely-to-close-another-prison-under-2018-19-budget https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-03-13/workgroup-to-explore-ways-to-feed-and-train-state-prisoners-at-the-same-time An effective food system in the state’s prisons should go beyond just feeding prisoners. That’s the message of some lawmakers in the state Senate. The… Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:30:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-03-13/workgroup-to-explore-ways-to-feed-and-train-state-prisoners-at-the-same-time