NCJ Number
81996
Date Published
1981
Length
72 pages
Annotation
This report presents complete corrections statistics for Michigan, calendar year 1980, covering court dispositions, prison commitments, inmates and prisons, parole, field supervision, community programs, finance, and personnel.
Abstract
The Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act was passed by the State legislature and approved by the Governor. This allows the corrections department to pursue its long-range plan for a statewide regional prison system and also specifies a process the State must follow when selecting a prison site. A court decision on crowding was issued in October which placed a ceiling on the number of inmates that the system could accept. In August, the Phoenix Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison for men, opened. Tables, charts, and figures present data pertaining to all prisonable offenses handled by the courts in 1980; statistics on the State's prisons and inmates, including prison population growth and critical incidents in each prison; actions taken by the Michigan Parole Board in 1980; current and historical data on corrections department employees; statistics on activities and growth of community programs; and actual and expected expenditures. Maps are also supplied.