prisons

1. May 3, 2021

   Webinar series examines science, technology and the ‘carceral state’

   The myriad issues playing a role in an exploding prison population in the United States and around the world will be addressed in a U-M webinar series “Behind Walls, Beyond Discipline: Science, Technology & the Carceral State.”

2. April 22, 2020

   Releasing older prisoners with violent records poses little crime risk

   A U-M study indicates that many prisoners with violent records are actually at little risk of committing further crime — especially the older prisoners most at risk from COVID-19.

3. February 27, 2020

   U-M volunteers crisscross state to gather prisoners’ art

   About 40 U-M volunteers drove 3,800 miles to 26 prisons in Michigan in search of the best works of art created by prisoners for U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project in an exhibition that opens March 18.

4. March 18, 2019

   Prison Creative Arts Project hosts annual exhibition with 670 pieces

   The U-M Prison Creative Arts Project presents the 24th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, one of the largest prison exhibitions in the world, beginning Wednesday.

5. February 25, 2019

   UM-Dearborn lecturer uses his prison experience to inspire students

   UM-Dearborn lecturer Aaron Kinzel uses his life story and personal experiences with incarceration to teach students about the criminal justice system.