Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 8, 1979
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A. J. Simpson, shackled and surrounded by armed guards, was taken to Jackson prison Wednesday to begin serving a life prison sentence for the murder nine years ago of deputy Frank Crampton. Simpson was convicted of first-degree murder last Friday by a circuit court jury that spent eight hours of deliberation spread over 2 1/2 days.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 22, 1950
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Ann Arbor High School students' drive to collect books for the library of the State Prison of Southern Michigan at Jackson has been such a success that they are now busy sorting over the 2,000 contributions which have thus far been contributed. Above are (left to right) Adele Godfrey, Neil Remnant, Martha Heusel, Barbara De Wolfe, and Nanette Reganall. The students voted to undertake the project at the suggestion of their principal, Nicholas Schreiber. Schreiber and other school officials learned, when touring the prison recently, that no state funds had been appropriated to buy books for the prison library.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 11, 1941
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SHARPSHOOTERS GATHER HERE. Four of the 45 shooters at last night's police pistol match look at the scoreboard at the Ann Arbor department's indoor range. Chief Ralph Southard of the Ypsilanti police department is pointing to Everett W. Doherty's temporary top score of 264 which proved to be first medal winner for the match. From left to right are C. F. Cahill, sergeant of the state prison guards at Jackson; R. V. Gray, range officer of the Jackson police department; Mr. Doherty, also a member of the Jackson police; and Chief Southard.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 29, 1977
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BRAILLE MAPS OF the university will aid blind students in finding their way around campus. Twenty of the maps, created by two Jackson Prison inmates, were donated to the university by the prison's braille transcribing unit and the Ann Arbor Lions Club.