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| Michigan prison still seeks inmates |
| By freep.com |
| Published: 08/19/2009 |
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Now that California is no longer interested, Michigan's prison in Standish is open to federal inmates -- other than detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba -- or those from other states, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday. State Corrections Director Patricia Caruso has lobbied the head of federal prisons to use the maximum-security facility in Standish for federal prisoners, said Russ Marlan, spokesman for the Department of Corrections. And Granholm said she'll continue to solicit Pennsylvania -- and other states -- to send their excess prisoners to Michigan. Meanwhile, the possible transfer of Guantánamo detainees to the Standish prison continued to roil political waters. Opponents of a so-called Gitmo North plan to voice their objections Thursday at a town hall meeting in Standish, where the looming closure of the prison and loss of 280 jobs would be a sharp economic blow. Read More. |
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