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The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) oversees prisons and the parole and probation population in the state of Michigan, United States. It has 31 prison facilities, and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing approximately 41,000 prisoners.
The Detroit House of Corrections was transferred to the state in 1986, renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility, and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure. It eventually closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Huron Valley Complex in Ypsilanti.
Prior to January 8, 2012, Mound had 324.4 positions for employees, with most employees being prison guards and others being administrative employees, administrative support employees, program staff, counselors, and food service workers. [3] As of 2011 300 employees worked at Mound. [4] MDOC closed Mound on January 8, 2012.
Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV) is a prison for women located in Pittsfield Township, Michigan, [1] operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). The three-letter designation for this facility is WHV. It is the only prison in Michigan which houses women. [2]
The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC) is a state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.
The prison was opened in 1993 and has eleven main buildings totaling approximately 303,850 square feet (28,229 m 2) and occupying 43 acres (17 ha) [1] of the 142 acres (57 ha) site.
The facility is surrounded by two 12 feet (3.7 m) fences. The exterior fence has rolls of razor wire on the side and top. The interior fence is an electronically monitored non-lethal electric fence.
The G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.