(The Center Square) – Michigan Republican lawmakers sounded the alarm on the deteriorating state of prisons in the Upper Peninsula and across the state, with severe staffing shortages, property damage and assaults on guards remaining largely unaddressed for years. State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah, and state Rep. Greg Markkanen were among those who demanded immediate action from Michigan Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington after legislative committee audits and union reports revealed the systemic administrative failures. “Director Washington has failed to fix or even address th…