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Jackson prison to close
By The Enquirer
Published: 02/21/2007

LANSING, MI - The state plans to close a 1,500-inmate prison in Jackson by July to help balance next year's state budget, the Department of Corrections announced Tuesday.

The Southern Michigan Correctional Facility — one of five prisons in Jackson — will close, corrections spokesman Russ Marlan told The Associated Press. Nearly 7,800 inmates are incarcerated in Jackson overall, or 15 percent of Michigan's prisoner population. Read more.

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