Lady Liberty rejoiced recently when a rare unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that police may not rummage through an arrestee's cell phone without a warrant. For years now, police officers have riffled ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A deputy is accused of notifying inmates at the Monroe County Jail before cell searches took place. He’s the second deputy charged as part of an ongoing internal investigation.

A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and 102-year prison sentence of Ramon Rodriguez-Ortiz. He made multiple arguments on appeal, including that the search warrant ...

It is legal to speak your mind, advocate for yourself or record cops in many — but not all — circumstances. Still, experts recommend avoiding confrontation and complying with police orders for your ...

LANSING — Audits released Thursday point to significant security failures at three Michigan prisons. Corrections officers apparently falsified cell search records and frequently took less than a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Two former Monroe County Jail deputies have pleaded guilty to misconduct charges. Dominic Denaro and Dominic Kujawa appeared in Monroe County Court on Friday. Denaro was accused of ...

A screenshot of the Facebook post that caused panic at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids in early 2025. A case argued before the Michigan Supreme Court Thursday could decide what’s required for ...

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 ...