The Michigan Supreme Court struck down life without parole sentences for people convicted of felony murder before 1980. The ruling is the latest decision limiting mandatory life based on constitutional protections against cruel or unusual punishment.

A report released Tuesday by the Interlochen Center for the Arts documents 70 firsthand accounts of sexual abuse at the institution.Interlochen itself commissioned the report. It spans seven decades, and highlights the misconduct of 47 adults who were affiliated with the institution. None currently work at Interlochen. About a third of them are deceased.

Inside Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, incarcerated people face what they describe as a culture of institutional skepticism where medical staff routinely dismiss severe physical symptoms as faking or drug-seeking behavior. Researchers point to Michigan’s privatized prison healthcare model as the root cause, arguing that for-profit healthcare contractors prioritize corporate bottom lines over patient safety.

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The Michigan Supreme Court has denied an appeal filed by an animal rights group that is seeking constitutional habeas corpus rights for a group of chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo.

Attorney General Dana Nessel says she'll challenge a state appeals court ruling that reversed terrorism charges against two men convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The June death of 36-year-old Ashley Hoath is one of four under investigation by the Michigan Department of Corrections. The four women died in a span of two months.

The prison experience isn't conducive to incarcerated individuals maintaining close connection with their loved ones. But for some in Michigan, greeting cards have emerged as one way of doing that.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain over claims he tried to secure financial benefits for his fiancée.

The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has officially released the autopsy results for 28-year-old Khaira Howard, crediting her death to a blood clot in the lung.