Michigan’s next governor will face major challenges at the Department of Corrections

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 1,965

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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No matter who becomes governor in January, Michigan’s next administration will face a major corrections problem. Prison advocates and corrections union leadership might generally have very different perspectives on what changes are needed within the state’s prisons. But in conversations with the Michigan Advance, they agreed on one overarching sentiment — something has to change at the top of the Michigan Department of Corrections.

The Michigan Department of Corrections has come under bipartisan …

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