Cooper Street Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:Cooper Street Correctional Facility
Location:3100 Cooper Street
Jackson, Michigan
Status:open
Classification:minimum
Capacity:1752
Opened:July 1997
Managed By:Michigan Department of Corrections

The Cooper Street Correctional Facility is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.[1]

The facility was created from the former grounds of the Michigan Parole Camp, which was across the street from the former Michigan State Prison. The prison opened in 1997 and holds 814 inmates at a minimum security level, as the common point for processing of all male state prisoners about to be discharged, paroled, or transferred.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cooper Street Correctional Facility. Michigan Department of Corrections. 24 August 2016.