Prison programs

A day inside Macomb Correctional Facility

The man sitting across from me never got to say goodbye to his mother. She died while he was incarcerated and he wasn’t able to be with her during her last days or to join his family at her funeral. He hasn’t been able to see any of his daughter get married, go to any [...]

Kate McCracken2019-03-28T15:33:04-04:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), Prison programs|

Just the facts: The “Good Time” bills are unlikely to move forward

Michigan has a longer length of stay for people in prison than any other state. The Pew Center on the States study found that in 2009, Michigan prisoners served nearly 17 months more than average. According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, in 2016 the average minimum sentence was 9.9 years (a figure which does [...]

Kate McCracken2018-08-15T16:28:48-04:00May 18th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Fact sheet, Parole, Parole, Prison programs, Prison programs, Publication author, Publication Type, Resources, Safe & Just Michigan, Topic, Topics|