Type: Public event

Panel Discussion: Rightsizing Michigan's Prison Population: Policy-driven Expansion and Reduction in an Era of Mass Incarceration

Date & time

Mar 16, 2009, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Location

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
735 South State Street Annenberg Auditorium Ann Arbor, MI

Abstract

Current and former Corrections Department leaders will discuss changes in Michigan's crime and corrections policies and how they have affected the state's prison population over time.

Panelists

  • Patricia L. Caruso, Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, 2003-present;
  • Robert Brown, Former Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, 1984-1991;
  • Moderator: Dennis Schrantz, Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Planning and Community Development Administration.