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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 sleeping in tents, was opened in 1920.
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 ...
This is a list of current and former state prisons and minimum security prison camps in Michigan. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in that State. All facilities not otherwise indicated are facilities for men. Michigan State Prison (also called the Jackson Prison) was the first state prison, built in 1842. A larger ...
The effort took a major turn in 2020, with assistance from the Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison ...
LANSING — Michigan prison officials failed a woman with a history of mental health problems who committed suicide at the state's prison for women in 2021, a federal lawsuit alleges ...
Adam Shakoor (born Adam Caddell; 1947 – March 20, 2022) was an American lawyer, jurist and activist.. Born in the northeast Detroit area and raised in the Sojourner Truth public housing complex, Shakoor studied law at Wayne State University, where he converted to Islam and changed his surname to Shakoor.
After obtaining his J.D. degree, he became an associate at the law firm of Melamed, Dailey, and Akeel in 1996, becoming a full partner in 2000. Reflecting his business background, his original specialties were property insurance, contract law, and personal injury law, and did not become involved in civil rights law until 2001. [citation needed]
BRANCH COUNTY — A chance to make $500 by throwing contraband over the Coldwater Lakeland Corrections Center fence brought Edison Terry, 59, of Detroit, 45 months to 20 years in prison instead.