LANSING — Audits released Thursday, March 27, point to significant security failures at two Ionia prisons. Corrections officers apparently falsified cell search records and frequently took less than a ...

A judge has dismissed felony charges against four former corrections officers at an Ionia prison in connection with the 2024 beating of an inmate who was left with a broken back and other injuries.

IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — New reports from the Michigan Office of the Auditor General flagged two state prisons in Ionia as “partially compliant” with state regulations. The Auditor General found the ...

The auditor general found that corrections officers in many cases appeared to falsely state that required cell searches had been completed. The Corrections Department blamed training issues and ...

In a rare development, four Michigan corrections officers have been criminally charged with assaulting a prisoner. The charges in Ionia County arise from a July 7, 2024 incident at Bellamy Creek ...

New state reports out Thursday list concerns with three of Michigan’s prisons. The Michigan Office of Auditor General reported issues at the Richard A. Handlon, Ionia, and Baraga correctional ...

ST. LOUIS, MI — A shortage of beds for violent prisoners who should be at high-security correctional facilities recently led to a spike in violence at a lower-security facility where they were sent, ...