Michigan Department of Corrections

Institutional and Community Corrections

The State of Michigan• Location: Midwest USA• Upper and Lower Peninsula– Lower-borders Indiana and Ohio– Upper-borders Ontario, Canada and Wisconsin

• “Great Lake” State

The State of Michigan

• Population: 10,071,822• Demographics– White: 81.2%– Black: 14.3%– American Indian and Alaskan Natives: 0.6%– Asian: 2.4%– Two or more races: 1.5%

Goal of MDOC

Provide the greatest amount of public protection while making the most efficient use of the State's resources. It meets its goal by ensuring that the state's judges and other criminal justice administrators have the broadest possible array of viable sentencing and sanctioning options, and by ensuring that appropriate supervision is maintained so that Michigan's neighborhoods, families and citizens can be protected

Purpose of MDOCAll adults and juveniles sentenced as adults convicted of offenses for which the statutory maximum is more than one year can be sentenced to the state's prison system which is under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Most convicted offenders are not, however, sent to prison. Instead, most are supervised locally through probation while others are given a sentence of up to one year in a county jail. Probation supervision is provided by the department and by various Circuit Courts. Qualified offenders may be sentenced to the "Boot Camp" program as a condition of their probation. Convicted offenders who have served time in prison can be, if eligible, paroled. Parole is a period of supervision in the community.

MDOC Structure

Institutional Corrections

• 41 correctional institutions– Security levels I-V– Divided by amount of management and security

needed• 7 camps• Special Alternative Incarceration Program

(Boot Camp)• One Federal Correctional Institution– Low security

Prison Programs and Services

• Community Service and Public Works• Education• Hire a Skilled Worker• Prison Build Program• Mental Health Services• Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative (MRPI)• Michigan State Industries

Community Supervision

• Majority of offenders are under community supervision and intervention

• Managed by parole and probation officers with post-secondary degrees

Parole Supervision

• Placed on Parole by vote of the parole board• Typically on parole 1-4 years• General Conditions of Parole

Probation Supervision

• The primary form of supervision for persons convicted of a felony

• Maximum of 5 years for felonies and 2 years for misdemeanors

• A judge sets the conditions for the probation• Provide programs and treatment to help

offender’s become productive members of society

Wayne County Community Corrections• Treatment and Alternative Housing• Adult Case Management• Alternative Work Force• STEP• Community Corrections Management

Program

Wayne County Juvenile Services

• Juvenile intake and detention program• Juvenile and family assessment• Juvenile and family care• Juvenile services management program

Sources

• http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119-1381---,00.html

• http://www.michiganbusiness.us/michigandemographics.php

• http://www.waynecounty.com/mygovt/cfs/services.aspx