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Michigan Lawmakers Demand MDOC Director’s Resignation After Four Inmate Deaths in One Month
State lawmakers led by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky are demanding MDOC Director Heidi E. Washington resign after four inmate deaths in state prisons over one month, including two at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
May 25, 2026·Michigan Capitol·1 source - policy
Saginaw Readers: Michigan Raises Starting Pay for Upper Peninsula Prison Guards by $10,000
The Michigan Department of Corrections is raising starting pay for Upper Peninsula prison guards by about $10,000 a year. The increase is part of the state's Safe Prisons Initiative to combat chronic staffing shortages.
June 1, 2026·Michigan Capitol·2 sources