# Michigan Prisons Use AI to Predict Future Crimes

> Michigan prisons deploy AI to classify inmates by future crime risk.
- Title: Michigan Prisons Use AI to Predict Future Crimes · Futurism
- Summary: Michigan prisons deploy AI to classify inmates by future crime risk. Michigan uses AI to predict inmate reoffending risk, aiming for 30% more accurate…
- Keywords: michigan, recidiviz, michigan department of corrections, prisons, inmate risk assessment, science, technology, Use, Predict, Future, Crimes, Futurism
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/prisons-ai-prediction-incarceration-algorithm
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:10:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: michigan, recidiviz, michigan department of corrections, ai, prisons, inmate risk assessment, science, technology
## Michigan prison AI system
Michigan plans to deploy AI to classify inmates by future crime risk.
## Inmate housing levels
Inmates separated into five security levels based on risk assessment.
## Recidiviz software
Recidiviz, a non-profit tech company, provides ai for inmate reclassification and resource access.
## 30% accuracy claim
AI expected to improve violence prediction accuracy by 30 percent.
## Key takeaway

Michigan uses AI to predict inmate reoffending risk, aiming for 30% more accurate violence predictions.