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There have been calls to improve or replace the Grand Traverse County Jail for years. This week, we go inside, hear about some problems and learn why the conversation around the jail has been stuck for so long.

There seems to be wide agreement that Grand Traverse County needs a new jail. So why, after decades of conversation about it, is the idea still seemingly stuck in place?

Immigration Customs Enforcement will get help from a northern Michigan county jail to hold and transport immigrants.Last year, private prison company GEO…

This week on Points North, we dive into how the state is trying to help underpaid and overworked court-appointed attorneys. Plus a former employee of the…

This week on Points North, former inmates of the Grand Traverse County Correctional Facility claim their basic hygiene needs are sometimes ignored. IPR…

When Kelsey Buttars was incarcerated at the Grand Traverse County Correctional Facility in 2017, corrections officers would typically bring feminine…

The Grand Traverse Sheriff's Office has appointed a new jail administrator. Lieutenant Christopher Barsheff has been promoted to Captain, and will now…

It’s been five months since a special prosecutor was asked to review a suicide at the Grand Traverse County jail. Alan Halloway hanged himself in the jail…

Nate Alger is the new Grand Traverse County administrator. On Wednesday, the county board of commissioners unanimously approved Alger’s contract. Alger is…

Following two suicides at the Grand Traverse County jail, county leaders are focusing their attention on mental health services there. That will likely…