incarceration

After spending about 20 years in prison, Detroit artist Cozine Welch has been awarded a $20,000 residency from the Detroit Justice Center to create a musical play imagining a world without policing and incarceration.

A look into how the expansion of Rx Kids is supporting communities in the Upper Peninsula. Plus, recovery efforts are underway in several southwest Michigan communities after multiple tornadoes struck in early March. And we remember the legacy of Melvin Parson, an Ypsilanti farmer and social justice advocate. Last, a new On Hand episode investigates the origin of the coney dog.

The Organization of Exonerees launch a mobile app to provide a digital roadmap for the wrongfully convicted.

People returning home after decades of incarceration are forced to navigate a digital world that didn’t exist when they went in. The Michigan nonprofit Nation Outside makes it their goal to teach essential digital skills and help formerly incarcerated individuals survive and adapt to life in a technology-driven society.

First, a conversation with a former juvenile lifer one year after his release. Then, a fine-dining bar manager talks sobriety and bar culture.

A series of Michigan Supreme Court rulings are giving people convicted of murder as young adults the chance at resentencing, sparking hope for some and fear for others.

Decades of advocacy paid off when her mother, Michelle West, walked out after nearly 32 years behind bars. West had no prior criminal history when she was sentenced to two life terms plus 50 years for her involvement with drug crimes in southeast Michigan.

On today’s episode, after 8 years, people sentenced to a life in prison for crimes committed at 18 years old wait to see if they will get a chance at freedom. Then, how some of Trump’s “fake electors” from 2020, have been re-nominated by the GOP. Lastly, a voice actor's involvement in bringing Michigan’s indigenous language into the Star Wars universe.

Dee Dee Taylor, Breonna Taylor’s sister, has dedicated her life to helping incarcerated citizens and their families. Her nonprofit, Taylor Made Re-Entry, helps people make the transition from incarceration to returning to their community.