JACKSON, MI – Two state prisons outside Jackson will soon have safety railings installed after multiple prisoners have died falling or jumping from an upper level of the facilities. The House ...

Loved ones of inmates and a Detroit attorney say it is inexcusable that the Corrections Department has not taken steps to prevent the frequent deaths.

The apparent suicide attempt at Parnall prison near Jackson came weeks after lawmakers axed from the budget funds to improve prison railing safety.