Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History

Kent State University Professor Elaine Frantz taught a class about the experience of being arrested from the 1850s to the present day. She examined what groups were most likely to be arrested and how the process changed over time with the introduction of police side arms and patrol vehicles. This class took place at the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Ohio as part of the national Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, which brings together college students and inmates for classes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices