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142,592 · records · 520,719 · sentences
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VOL. I · NO. 01 · A PUBLIC-DATA PROJECT
People, not
offenders.
Coverage
All 83 Michigan counties
Sample
142,592 individuals · 520,719 sentences
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§ 01
Dashboard
The numbers at a glance
§ 02
Lookup
Find an individual record
§ 03
Reform
The confrontational view
§ 04
Deaths Inside
Deaths, illness & the undercount
§ 05
Flow
Population flows & reform metrics
§ 06
Movements
Aggregate facility changes
§ 07
Ask the Data
AI over 520,719 sentences
§ 08
Support
Keep the work going
§ 04 — Ask the data
An intelligent layer over
520,719
sentences.
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Plain-language Q&A
02
Generative chart builder
03
Humane record narrator
04
Reform impact simulator
How many people are serving life for drug offenses?
How many people are serving life for drug offenses?
What share of Wayne County sentences are plea bargains?
Compare racial composition of this system to Michigan overall.
Which counties over-incarcerate Black residents most severely?
How has sentencing volume changed since the 1980s?
What do the age numbers say about aging in prison?
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