Michigan profile
64,000 people from Michigan are behind bars today
Rates of imprisonment have grown dramatically in the last 40 years
Also see these Michigan graphs:
- total numbers rather than rates.
- Women’s prisons: Incarceration Rates | Total Population
- Men’s prisons: Incarceration Rates | Total Population
Today, Michigan’s incarceration rates stand out internationally
In the U.S., incarceration extends beyond prisons and local jails to include other systems of confinement. The U.S. and state incarceration rates in this graph include people held by these other parts of the justice system, so they may be slightly higher than the commonly reported incarceration rates that only include prisons and jails. Details on the data are available in States of Incarceration: The Global Context. We also have a version of this graph focusing on the incarceration of women.
People of color are overrepresented in prisons and jails
See also our detailed graphs about Whites and Blacks in Michigan prisons and jails.
Michigan's criminal justice system is more than just its prisons and jails
Our other articles about Michigan
- How much do incarcerated people in Michigan earn for their work in prison?
- Michigan prisons charge a $5 copay to incarcerated people, putting health at risk
- New data: Low incomes - but high fees - for people on probation in Michigan
- We graded the parole release systems of all 50 states - Michigan gets a C-
- Michigan has some of the highest jail phone rates in the country
- Detroit Pistons owner squeezes fans in a new way, buying prison phone company Securus
- Michigan is 1 of only 8 states still suspending driver's licenses for drug offenses unrelated to driving
- Who's helping the 52,199 women released from Michigan correctional facilities each year?
- Our letter: Ionia County postcard-only jail mail policy should be canceled
- Michigan ACLU uses our map, testifies against harmful loitering bill
- Michigan spares most counties and municipalities from prison-based gerrymandering
- Fixing prison-based gerrymandering after the 2010 Census: Michigan, from Prison Policy Initiative's Fixing prison-based gerrymandering after the 2010 Census: A 50 state guide
Other resources
- Research on Michigan in our Research Library
