Zolton Anton Ferency (June 30, 1922 – March 23, 1993) was an American lawyer, political activist and Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University (MSU). Ferency was born in Detroit, Michigan, in a Hungarian-American family. He served in World War II, and graduated from Michigan State University and the Detroit College of Law. Ferency taught criminal justice at MSU from 1971 until his retirement in 1990. Ferency lived in East Lansing, Michigan. He died on March 23, 1993 in Lansing, Michigan.