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Overview
Meet the Research Team
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About the Project
The Prison
Jackson Prison
Demographics
Prison Labor
Daily Life at Jackson
What Jackson Prison Looks Like Now
Jackson County
History
Demographics
National Level
Mass Incarceration Politics
MI History and Politics in 1980s
Background of the Uprising
Conditions of Confinement
Debate Over Causes
Previous Uprisings
1981 Uprising
Day of Uprising
MCO vs. MDOC
Response
External Response
Consent Decree
Lawsuits
State Response
Internal Response
MSP, Warden, and Punishment for those involved
National Level Importance
Spread to Other Prisons
Legacies
Jackson Today (2022)
COVID-19
Prison Gerrymandering
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