Author name: Leon El-Alamin

Michigan Prisons Strain Under Growing Inmate Numbers as Sentences Lengthen Read More… Longer sentences push Michigan prisons closer to capacity Source: Bridge Michigan Author: Janelle D. James | March 9, 2026

Legislators Introduce Bills to Ensure Formerly Incarcerated Citizens Can Obtain IDs Read More… State lawmakers push bills to guarantee IDs for citizens returning from prison Source: wzmq19.com Author: Sophia Murphy | March 3, 2026

Irwin Calls for Closure of Women’s Prison Following Oversight Hearing Read More… Irwin Calls for Closure of Women’s Prison Following Oversight Hearing Source: The Sun Times News Author: Heather Finch | March 5, 2026

Opinion: Turning Prison Experience into Federal Reform: Improving the First Step Act Read More… Opinion: From prison cell to federal reform: A fix for the First Step Act Source: The Hill Author: Peter Navarro

Michigan’s only women’s prison faces allegations of mold, drug activity, and more, say former workers and others Read More… Ex-employees, others testify about mold, drug trafficking and more at Michigan’s only women’s prison Source: WXYZ Detroit 7 Action News

Once individuals have paid their debt to society, blocking them from meaningful employment serves no one. Preventing access to work not only harms families—it can also increase the likelihood of reoffending.

According to a newly released report from a state-appointed disability rights organization, incarcerated women in Michigan regularly went without food and medicine due to shortages of wheelchairs.

A suicide prevention program created by Michigan State University researchers and carried out in partnership with Genesee Health System and the Genesee County Jail lowered suicide attempts among participants by 55%, according to recently released data.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Stanley Richards, a former Rikers Island inmate and criminal justice reformer, as the new Commissioner of the Department of Correction.

Nearly ten years after Flint’s water crisis drew nationwide scrutiny, the city is still confronting the lasting consequences of one of the most severe environmental failures in modern U.S. history.