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A Michigan Department of Corrections employee is suing the department and its former communications director on allegations of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation.

New state reports find guards at three of Michigan’s prisons were likely falsifying logbooks from cell searches and conducting them too quickly.

The Michigan Legislature has passed bills to enhance retirement benefits for corrections officers in hopes of easing a staffing shortage in state prisons.

A plan to allow Michigan corrections officers access to the State Police Retirement System passed the Michigan Senate Wednesday

A declining number of working corrections officers in Michigan prisons has the officer union complaining of an exhausted workforce and sometimes dangerous working conditions

Line trimmers "are extremely in demand, right now," said James Shaw, business manager of Local 17 for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Michigan prisons have hundreds of staff shortages. A bill adopted Tuesday by the state House could help address the problem.

A Michigan prisoner who was sent to the hospital earlier this month has tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate was taken to a hospital on March 11th for…

The Michigan Department of Corrections has partnered with DTE Energy and IBEW Local 17 to train inmates in trimming trees.MDOC worked very closely with…

More than 700 new corrections officers – that’s how many new hires the Michigan Department of Corrections hopes to make in 2019.Chris Gautz, spokesman for…