Other jail officials defended the progress. “I think things are going well — it’s only been the first week. Officers did a really, really good job,” said Robert Dunlap, Chief of the Wayne County Jail last week. “I’m sure things are not ...

Ikram, a retired cop who spent the past four months working in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, said some of what he has seen gave him nightmares. He was fired last month for violating rules to document what he says were unsafe conditions and understaffing at the former facility in Hamtramck,

One week after the Wayne County Justice Center opened its doors, issues like fighting, flooding, and attorneys' access to clients have been reported.