The Detroit Free Press published the second part in a series on post-incarceration supervision this week—this one on the housing situations of many people released from prison and back on to Detroit streets. What they found, is that despite being told otherwise, many felons are living together. But, just how does this affect their chances of reoffending and is it something the state really should have a say in? [Read more…]
Michigan’s Crack-Down on Parole Violators Fills Prison Beds
Since January, corrections officials in Michigan have been cracking down on parole violators, sending them back to prison by the busload. But this sweep has contributed to filling prisons to capacity and now officials are looking for somewhere to put new inmates. [Read more…]