State Sen. Jeff Irwin, who represents parts of Washtenaw County, is calling for the closure of Michigan’s only women’s prison ...

Laresha Thornton, a former teacher’s aide at the prison at Women's Huron Valley Prison, described a cruel environment. Credit: Screenshot/Michigan House Oversight Committee Michigan lawmakers from ...

Lansing — Mold is a persistent problem inside Michigan's only prison for women, and employees made bets over whether inmates there would commit suicide, according to testimony presented Tuesday to the ...

The union says what’s budgeted in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal for the next fiscal year isn’t enough for the Michigan Department of Corrections.