Lois Demott

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Lois DeMott arranges art by Michigan prisoners in her new office in Lansing on April 28, 2014. DeMott, who co-founded Lansing-based Citizens for Prison Reform in 2011, plans step down from her post as the group’s president to serve as a liaison between prisoners’ families and officials at three prisons. DeMott, whose son was incarcerated until about a year ago, said she had a hard time dealing with officials in trying to make sure his medical, mental health and other needs were being met. She learned how to navigate the system through trial and error. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Paul Egan) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES