Over two million people are locked behind bars, where they endure the degradation and violence of a dehumanizing system. But in prisons around the country,…

For touting freedom as a foundational right, the United States cultivates a system of control. The nation incarcerates more people per capita than any other…

ANN ARBOR—Paintbrush in hand, artist Martín Vargas huddled in a corner of the cavernous room at the Michigan Union Courtyard over a large canvas. He…