Blog tagged as Corrections

Corrections officer recruits would no longer need to complete 15 college credit hours as an employment requirement under HB 5912 that Rep. Jenn Hill (D-Marquette) introduced Thursday.

Rep. Sarah L. Lightner (R-Springport) called for the immediate resignation of the Michigan Department of Corrections director on Tuesday, citing a failure to address staffing shortages and dangerous working conditions during her nearly 10 years with the department.

Inmates with a life expectancy of 18 months or less can seek medical parole, allowing them to potentially return to loved ones, under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday.

Despite appearing on a committee agenda Tuesday morning, a package of bills establishing productivity time credits for the incarcerated was not taken up after it became clear the votes weren't there to move them.

A Michigan prisoner will get parole after the Michigan Supreme Court held Monday that the circuit and appeals courts substituted their judgment for that of the Parole Board's.