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Work On New Wayne County Jail To Halt For 60 Days

Work on a new jail in downtown Detroit will cease for 60 days while Wayne County officials look into projected costs overruns for the facility.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/06/07

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Will Wayne County’s Jail Project Get The Death Penalty?

Potential cost overruns, lack of financing and a state jail, are all reasons why the $200 million project might be scrapped.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/06/03

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Michigan Privatizing Prison Food Service

State officials reversed themselves Tuesday in deciding to hire a private company to prepare food for Michigan’s 44,000 prisoners, saying they originally misjudged a plan that would actually save the state about $16 million.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/01

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Ex-Deputy Gets Probation In Painkiller Theft Case

A former sheriff’s deputy in Michigan who authorities say stole a prescription pain reliever from a jail while on duty has been sentenced to a year of probation.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/13

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Lansing Detention Officer Charged In Jail Assault

A 54-year-old Lansing jail detention officer has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with an assault on an inmate.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/23

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Deputy Pleads Guilty In Painkiller Theft At Jail

A sheriff’s deputy who authorities say stole a prescription pain reliever from a Michigan jail while on duty has pleaded guilty in the case.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/09

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Sentenced To Life At 16, Woman Hopes For Freedom

Should teens convicted of the most brutal crimes be punished just like adults? Or should their youth matter?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/17

Ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick arrives at the Michigan Department of Corrections' Detroit Re-Entry Center  . (WWJ/Sandra McNeill)

Kwame Kilpatrick To Spend Weekend In Jail On 14 Parole Violations

Kilpatrick was expected to go directly to jail after listening to a full day of testimony in his federal corruption trial.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/25

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Man Goes To Bail Out Buddy In Jail, Ends Up As Cellmate

A western Michigan man recently released from jail is thrown back behind bars after urinating outside the sheriff’s department.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/19

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2 Jail Officers Accused Of Embezzlement

Authorities say they have charged two mid-Michigan jail officers with embezzling money.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/22

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