The program, a collaboration between the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Michigan Department of State, began in 2020.

People returning home after decades of incarceration are forced to navigate a digital world that didn’t exist when they went in. The Michigan nonprofit Nation Outside makes it their goal to teach essential digital skills and help formerly incarcerated individuals survive and adapt to life in a technology-driven society.

Following Michigan Supreme Court rulings, Oakland County is asking judges to resentence 16 people to life without parole. Kent County is asking for 15 renewed life sentences.

County prosecutors are running out of time to make key decisions for people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as young adults. Progress varies by county.

A Michigan mother refuses to let her son wait decades for the parole-mandated classes he needs, turning to outside education programs like the nonprofit Level when the prison system offers none.

A new federal law allowing incarcerated individuals to access Pell Grants has created new educational opportunities. Jonathan Roden, a former prisoner who, after serving 23 years, is now back inside a Michigan correctional facility as a coordinator for a new Wayne State University program.

A series of Michigan Supreme Court rulings are giving people convicted of murder as young adults the chance at resentencing, sparking hope for some and fear for others.

Prisoners at Michigan’s only women’s prison are suing the state, claiming they’ve been forced to live with toxic black mold for years. After six years of legal back and forth, a district judge is letting the case move forward.

A proposed bill in Michigan could block families from suing in civil court if the defendant successfully claims self-defense in criminal court.

Michigan Public’s News Director Vincent Duffy has announced that Zena Issa has joined the NPR affiliate as the station’s Criminal Justice reporter.