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The first Detroit House of Correction opened in 1861 near Detroit's Eastern Market. [1] In 1919, the city of Detroit purchased approximately 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Plymouth Township and Northville Township for approximately US$30 (equivalent to $527.22 in 2023) an acre to house a new Detroit House of Correction. A prison camp, with inmates ...
The Detroit House of Corrections, built in 1861, was owned and run by the city of Detroit but originally accepted prisoners from throughout the state including women. 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.
“How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Began My Life Over Again” is a work of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates originally published in Triquarterly (Spring 1969) and first collected in The Wheel of Love (1970) by Vanguard Press. [1]
Michigan Department of Corrections Honor Guard at assembly before 27th Annual Candlelight Vigil at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. 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 ...
The Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility (Previously named Huron Valley Women’s Complex) at 3511 Bemis Road, Ypsilanti 48197, opened its doors as a brand new facility on August 5, 1977, the day the Detroit House of Corrections in Plymouth on Five Mile Road closed for women permanently.
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He was instrumental in the creation of the Detroit Metropolitan Police Commission and the construction of the first Detroit House of Corrections. [4] When Bagley died in 1881, his will contained $5,000 for the construction of a drinking fountain for the people of Detroit, having "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." [4]