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  2. Michigan Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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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. Another 71,000 probationers and parolees are under its supervision.

  3. List of U.S. state budgets - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of U.S. state government budgets as enacted by each state's legislature. A number of states have a two-year or three year budget (e.g.: Kentucky) while others have a one-year budget (e.g.: Massachusetts). In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita ...

  4. List of Michigan state prisons - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Government of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    The Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral institution consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted.

  6. The prison system struggles with violence and a flat budget ...

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    During their budget hearing, corrections officials requested an appropriation of $552 million. The state Corrections Department’s total Fiscal Year 2024 budget was $643.2 million, including $68. ...

  7. List of U.S. states and territories by incarceration and ...

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    In the United States in 2016, women made up 9.8% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [12] [13] Comparing English-speaking developed countries; [9] the overall incarceration rate in the US was 531 per 100,000 population of all ages in 2021, [12] the incarceration rate of Canada was 85 per 100,000 in 2020, [14] England and ...

  8. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2025 Michigan budget calls for 588 ...

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    LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2025 state budget proposes adding about 588 full-time employees to the payroll and would bring the ... said the Michigan Department of Corrections, which has ...

  9. Pugsley Correctional Facility - Wikipedia

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    On May 31, 2016, Michigan Department of Corrections announced intentions to close Pugsley during the following fiscal year. They cited the facility's age, limited capacity, and a reduction in state prison population. Pugsley's budget for 2017 was cut accordingly. The prison is anticipated to close by September 24, 2016.