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| Prisons to eliminate round-clock perimeter patrols |
| By wsbt.com - AP |
| Published: 03/12/2012 |
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MADISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Corrections is reducing armed patrols that drive around the grounds at the Gus Harrison Correctional Facility and 26 other prisons in a move to save $13.2 million a year. The change takes effect April 1, department spokesman Russ Marlan told The Daily Telegram in Adrian. Gus Harrison is near Adrian in Lenawee County's Madison Township, about 60 miles southwest of Detroit. Marlan said the prisons now have armed perimeter patrols around the clock. Starting next month, they will use random patrols instead. Five positions will be eliminated at each prison, he said, and those now doing the job will transfer to other openings. He said the change is possible because of safety improvements in the prisons, including nonlethal electric "stun" fences and motion sensors. "We've made some technical improvements so we can move (corrections officers) around and not jeopardize the safety of the facility," Marlan said. Read More. |
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