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Of cons and condiments: Prisons cut costs in dimes and dollars

The state Department of Corrections will cut back on patrols outside its prison walls and change the job classifications of some corrections officers next month to save an estimated $25 million a year. But the head of the union representing the nearly 8,000 corrections officers complained those moves could make the prisons less safe, while acknowledging there is little the union can do to prevent them.

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House narrows, approves 4 strikes bill on felons

Concerns about prison costs this year have not deterred the Legislature’s appetite to tweak Michigan sentencing rules. Last week, the House, following the Senate, approved a version of a “four strikes” bill designed to put violent offenders behind bars for a minimum sentence of 25 years. Senate Bill 1109 passed the House last week on a vote of 98-10, after a different version cleared the Senate 32-5 earlier in the year. The bill goes back to the Senate for consideration of the changes.

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Michigan prison internal affairs chief alleges improper meddling by boss - News - Sault Ste Marie Evening News - Sault Ste Marie, MI

Michigan prison internal affairs chief alleges improper meddling by boss - News - Sault Ste Marie Evening News - Sault Ste Marie, MI
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