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The ACLU is suing the state to strike down a new law banning prison inmates from receiving gender-affirming surgery.

It’s likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.

Transgender people would be banned from getting gender-affirming surgery while they’re in state prisons under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.

Five counties in the state are trialing the method aimed at helping substance abuse disorders and supporting people during and after incarceration.

Some inmates received a college degree this week at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia.

Research suggests access to public health insurance can help curb recidivism. Reentry organizations in Missouri are working to enroll people in Medicaid after they leave prison to keep them from coming back.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget includes a proposal for a secure Wi-Fi network in prisons and live-tracking bracelets for inmates.

Gov. Eric Holcomb often brags about the Indiana Women’s Prison. Last year, Holcomb showed the prison off to Ivanka Trump. He’s mentioned the prison in his…

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana (ACLU) has filed a new lawsuit against an Indiana county jail.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of individuals…

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's prison inmates are now allowed to apply for college financial aid through a state program that had long excluded them but was…