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President Trump Preaches Privatization

Trump seems poised to reverse the previous administration’s stance on phasing out private, for-profit prisons. In the weeks and days leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump, he made several statements about privatization — and his team is full of privatization supporters. From public television, to Veterans Affairs to prisons — there are many

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Michigan Opens Prison Museum in Presently Operating Prison Facility

The Michigan Department of Corrections has opened a prison museum — at the still-in-operation State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson. Opened June 25, 2014, the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum charges $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for a local museum society’s members, and $8.00 for children ages 5 through 12.  The museum is administered by

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