The Ojibway Correctional Facility was a state prison for men located in Marenisco Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.[1]
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| Location | N 5705 Ojibway Road Marenisco Township, Michigan |
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| Status | closed |
| Security class | minimum |
| Capacity | 1180 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Managed by | Michigan Department of Corrections |
The facility was first opened in 1971 as Camp Ojibway, and converted to an enclosed prison in 2000. It had a working capacity of 1,180 prisoners held at a minimum security level. It was closed on 1 December 2018.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ojibway Correctional Facility". Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Eagan, Paul (28 November 2018). "U.P. prison to close Saturday after failed attempt to save it". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Further reading
edit- Boyer, Cody (2023-09-11). "TV6 Investigates: Ojibway Correctional Facility closure still felt 5 years later". TV6/Upper Michigan's Source. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- Boyer, Cody (2023-09-12). "TV6 Investigates: Community copes 5 years after Ojibway Correctional Facility closure". TV6/Upper Michigan's Source. Retrieved 2023-12-19.