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Inmate Charged With Carjacking In Escape Attempt
An inmate at a prison in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been charged with carjacking and assault with intent to rob while armed following an escape attempt. Chippewa County Prosecutor Brian Peppler...
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No Lawyer For Ex-Mich. Convict With Bad Gums
A former Michigan prison inmate who blames gum problems on a lack of toothpaste will have to press his lawsuit without a court-appointed lawyer. Federal Magistrate Judge Timothy Greeley says he’s not...
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Search On For Escaped Inmate
Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies are on the hunt for a jail inmate who they say escaped during a doctor’s appointment at Harper Hospital in Detroit. Officials say the man may be pretty easy to spot....
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Still No Sign Of Escaped Inmate
Police all over Metro Detroit are still on the hunt for a Wayne County fugitive who was taken to the hospital and vanished. Deputies took 45-year-old Willie Wright to Harper Hospital for a medical...
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Inmate Art At The U of M
This is an Ann Arbor Art fair that’s not like the other Ann Arbor Art Fairs. It’s happening now through April 6 at the University of Michigan. It’s a gallery-full of artwork created by Michigan prison...
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State Rep. Barb Byrum The Target Of Alleged Murder For Hire Plot
DETROIT (WWJ) – An alleged murder for hire plot against a state law-maker is thwarted before it takes place. WWJ’s Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has details about the true accounts that sound more...
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Inmate Accused Of Plotting To Kill State Lawmaker
LANSING (AP) – A 43-year-old prison inmate serving time for soliciting a murder has been arraigned on accusations he plotted the kidnapping and murder of a Michigan legislator. State police say Larry...
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Ex-Inmates Lose Ruling Over Cash From Abuse Case
DETROIT (AP) - Six former Michigan prison inmates who are due $3.5 million in an abuse lawsuit against the state could end up losing much of the money to private financiers who advanced them cash but...
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Inmate Captured After 6 Days On The Run
DETROIT (WWJ) – An inmate who managed to escape from Wayne County deputies last week is back behind bars after six days on the lam. Kcajun Burton escaped from a prisoner transport van as jail personnel...
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Inmate DNA Testing Draws Links To 74 Crimes
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/AP) – Newly required DNA tests of state prisoners have led Michigan authorities to identify possible suspects or links in five slayings. Michigan State Police and the Department of...
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Inmate Sentenced For Targeting Michigan Lawmaker
MARQUETTE (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan prison inmate will spend more than four additional years behind bars after being convicted of soliciting the kidnapping of a state lawmaker. A Marquette County judge on...
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Inmate Sues Prison After Tooth Falls Out
MARQUETTE (WWJ/AP) - An inmate who blames prison officials for his gum disease is going to trial after the state rejected his request to be released early as a way to settle the case. Jerry Flanory is...
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Officer Under Scrutiny For Sexual Contact With Ex-Inmate
BEULAH (WWJ/AP) - A jail officer in the northern Lower Peninsula has been placed on paid leave while he’s investigated for sexual contact with a former inmate. Benzie County Sheriff Rory Heckman told...
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Sexually Abused Female Prisoners Must Pay Debts
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan Court of Appeals says women who were sexually abused in state prisons must pay the victim restitution and child support they owe before collecting settlement money from...
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Prosecutor Fights Prison Release Of Repeat Sex Offender
MT. CLEMENS (WWJ) - A Macomb County Prosecutor will be in court Tuesday morning, asking a judge to shoot down the Parole Board’s decision to release a sex offender whom he says will no doubt attack...
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Prisoner Uses Makeshift Dummy In Escape Attempt
MUSKEGON (WWJ/AP) - An official says a prisoner in West Michigan placed a makeshift dummy in his bed and buried himself in a prison-yard garden in an attempt to escape. Tom Tylutki, president of the...
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Attorney Convicted Of Sneaking Drugs To Inmate
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) - A Grand Rapids attorney convicted of slipping drugs to a northern Michigan jail inmate faces up to seven years in prison. The Traverse City Record-Eagle says a jury found...
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Freedom For Man Held 10 Years On Rape Conviction
DETROIT (AP) - A judge granted a prosecutor’s request to drop a rape case Monday against a Michigan man who was immediately released from custody after nearly a decade in prison. James Grissom, 54,...
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Authorities: Jailed Man Ran Internet Porn Business Behind Bars
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a jailed adult entertainment consultant convicted of tax evasion was able to manage his business for more than 18 months in Detroit using a laptop computer in his...
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Inmate Can Sue Officials Over Care For Breasts
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A federal appeals court says a Michigan prison inmate with gender identity disorder can sue a doctor and a guard for allegedly ignoring problems with her breasts. Vonlee Titlow, in...
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