Meet a Baldwin resident who visits ICE detention every week
For the nearly 1,500 immigration detainees at North Lake Processing Center, the large ICE detention facility in Baldwin in northern...
Entry Points hopes to give juvenile lifer artists a place to flourish after release
A Hamtramck-based artist residency program has received a $175,000 innovation award for three years.Entry Points is a program that offers housing...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit ranks highest for premature births among top cities by birth rate
The March of Dimes says Detroit has the most premature births among the 100 U.S. cities with the highest birth...
House panel approves bill to alter life-without-parole resentencing after MI Supreme Court ruling
A state House committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation to blunt the impact of a Michigan Supreme Court decision on...
Jennifer Crumbley asks to be released while appeal plays out
The mother of the Oxford High School shooter has asked to be released from prison while she appeals her involuntary...
The Metro: Group lobbies to release prisoners still locked up for cannabis
Recreational marijuana has been legal in Michigan for nearly six years, and cannabis culture is thriving. Dozens of dispensaries have...
The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder
America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...
Michigan Supreme Court strikes down automatic life without parole for 19, 20-year-olds
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for 19- and-20-year-old defendants violate the state Constitution. The majority...
Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments about felony life without parole
The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the state’s felony murder sentencing standard is constitutional and...
The Metro: Edovo Foundation connects incarcerated people to education and information
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.The recent film “Sing Sing” is giving viewers a lot to think...
Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition
The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...
Senate approves ‘productivity credits’ that would reduce prison time
Inmates could see their time in prison reduced if they earn education credits or complete job training or other approved...