For more than a decade, visitation has been one of Citizens for Prison Reform’s highest advocacy priorities. We have heard countless stories from families who spend hours driving across Michigan […]
As deaths continue to impact both Michigan’s women’s and men’s prisons, our family advocates at Citizens for Prison Reform have been busy supporting not only grieving families in the community,
Yesterday, I came across an email from April 2014, a desperate plea I had written to the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman. Finding that and reading it again stopped me in my
When Connection Returns, So Does Hope One of the men we are connected with through our work recently shared a reflection that stayed with us. His name is DeQuan and
Image represents an ideal balanced meal as a vision for improved nutrition. Food and Nutrition in Michigan PrisonsA Family Perspective As the Family Program Director for Citizens for Prison Reform,
Hakim Crampton from Citizens for Prison reform and others call for a Michigan budget that invests in prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry
By Jen Szenay My mom was incarcerated for 33 years — about 80% of my life. Because of that, I’ve spent most of my life navigating our relationship across distance,
