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Wednesday, February 13, 2013  There's a place in cyberspace for just about everything and it’s a place walls don't exist.  Now there’s a place where incarcerated offenders can apologize to the victims of their crimes. It’s called the Apology Project. The man behind the website is a felon named Joe Baker who’s serving a life sentence in Tennessee.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Inmates at one of Iowa's most dangerous prison units have been allowed to watch violent and sexually explicit movies and TV shows for years

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The daring escape from the downtown high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center had them descending almost 20 stories using a makeshift rope.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Overcrowded but not an emergency. Genesee County Jail is working to bring down inmate population before the fourteenth day of more than 580 locked up.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell says now that the jail population is back to state mandated levels, the overcrowding emergency is over.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Flint residents and officials are on the same page about the opening of the Flint city lock up. They say it’s a good thing, but where do we go from here, and how can we stop the violence?

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  About 175 inmates are set to be released from the Genesee County jail in the next two weeks because there's simply not enough room to house them.  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell declared an overcrowding emergency at the jail this week, because it was over capacity for seven consecutive days.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Saginaw Correctional Facility under quarantine because of e-coli outbreak

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Genesee County Commissioner Omar Sims a plan is in the works that have jail inmates pay for nights they spend in the jail.  The idea has been tossed around for about a year.

Saturday, October 01, 2011  100 stun guns already ordered for Michigan prisons

Thursday, September 08, 2011  Some proposed bills could limit bridge card users from using the money on gambling and alcohol. The bills could also prevent inmates from receiving the tax payer funds.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Prisoners are now required to give DNA samples at the beginning of their sentence, in order to collect data early and potentially solve criminal cases sooner.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill that’s designed to move prisoners out of Flint and into surrounding counties.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The Michigan Department of Corrections is trying to cut costs by switching prisoners over to cheaper medications and charging them more for phone calls.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Lawmakers: Illinois governor to abolish death penalty at signing ceremony in Capitol