Pugsley Correctional Facility
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Pugsley Correctional Facility is a Michigan minimum security prison operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections
Correctional Facilities Administration (CFA), located outside Kingsley
, Michigan
, 25 miles (40.2 km) southeast of Traverse City
in Grand Traverse County
.
Pugsley Correctional Facility sits on 180 acre (0.7284348 km²); within the 180 acre (0.7284348 km²), 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) are enclosed by two 15.5 feet (4.7 m) high fences to create a secure perimeter and houses 1,342 adult male prisoners. The facility has minimum security
prisoner
public works
and gate pass assignments.
A security vehicle patrols the property manned by an armed Corrections Officer twenty-four hours per day.
, Michigan in Oceana County
. He was a Republican
; an Attorney
; a Circuit Court
Judge in the Michigan's 27th Circuit, from 1930–1959; and candidate for Justice of State of Michigan Supreme Court], in 1942.
Pugsley Correctional Facility was originally opened as "Camp Pugsley" a prison camp
in 1956 as a part of the Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program and housed [minimum security adult male prisoners. The purpose of the Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program was two-fold. Various conservation projects under the direction of the Conservation Department (now the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
or DNR) needed to be manned and prisoners provided an inexpensive and reliable source of labor.
On October 1, 1997, Camp Pugsley was placed under the jurisdiction of the Oaks Correctional Facility
located in Eastlake
, Michigan. The Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program, which had its headquarters in Grass Lake
, Michigan, was officially disbanded.
Camp Pugsley was expanded with the construction of an administration building (containing administrative offices for the prison; a secure control center; weapons arsenal; visiting room; and Health Care Unit ); six prisoner housing units, with 24 open-bay living cubicles per unit to accommodate 144 prisoners; prisoner programs building (containing prisoner classification, psychological services, general library, and law library; General Education Development, Business Education
& Building Trades classrooms; and a prisoner barber shop), and food service building. The original camp building was converted to house 150 [prisoners in a open-bay barracks-style housing unit. The camp was converted to a Secure Level I prison and opened in January 2001 with a population of 1,014 prisoners administered by Warden Ray Wolfe.
In the summer of 2005, the six new housing units added one additional prisoner per living-cubicle increasing each of these housing unit's prisoner population to 168 prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,158 prisoners. In the summer of 2009, the six new housing units added one additional prisoner per living-cubicle increasing each of these housing unit's prisoner population to 192 prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,302 prisoners. In the fall of 2009, the original camp building added 40 additional prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,342 prisoners.
and Building Trades classes; a pre-release
program; substance abuse
treatment]; Alcoholics Anonymous
& Narcotics Anonymous
; Assaultive and Sex Offender Therapy ; Thinking for A Change; Cage Your Rage; parenting classes; and has a law library and legal writers program. Along, with various MPRI in-reach programs.
and aided by approved religious volunteer groups from the local community.
Michigan Department of Corrections
The Michigan Department of Corrections oversees prisons and other correctional facilities in the state of Michigan, USA. It has 34 prison facilities, and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing approximately 44,000 prisoners. Another 72,000 probationers and parolees are...
Correctional Facilities Administration (CFA), located outside Kingsley
Kingsley, Michigan
Kingsley is a village in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,517 as of 2009.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, 25 miles (40.2 km) southeast of Traverse City
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
in Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
-Air service:*Grand Traverse County is served by Cherry Capital Airport, which is located near Traverse City.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 77,654 people, 30,396 households, and 20,730 families residing in the county. The population density was 167 people per square mile . ...
.
Pugsley Correctional Facility sits on 180 acre (0.7284348 km²); within the 180 acre (0.7284348 km²), 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) are enclosed by two 15.5 feet (4.7 m) high fences to create a secure perimeter and houses 1,342 adult male prisoners. The facility has minimum security
Minimum Security
Minimum Security is a comic strip written and illustrated by Stephanie McMillan. It began in 1999, appearing in several alternative weeklies...
prisoner
Incarceration
Incarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime .People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictions have differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of...
public works
Public works
Public works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
and gate pass assignments.
A security vehicle patrols the property manned by an armed Corrections Officer twenty-four hours per day.
History
Pugsley Correctional Facility was named after Earl C. Pugsley, (1885–1976) of HartHart, Michigan
Hart is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,950. It is the county seat of Oceana County. The city is located within Hart Township, but is politically independent....
, Michigan in Oceana County
Oceana County, Michigan
-US highways:* US-31* US 31 Business Route is a spur serving downtown Hart.* US 31 Business Route loops through downtown Pentwater, returning to mainline US-31 at both ends.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-20* M-120-Intercounty Highways:*B-15...
. He was a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
; an Attorney
Attorney at law
An attorney at law in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients. Alternative terms include counselor and lawyer...
; a Circuit Court
Circuit court
Circuit court is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions.-History:King Henry II instituted the custom of having judges ride around the countryside each year to hear appeals, rather than forcing everyone to bring their appeals to London...
Judge in the Michigan's 27th Circuit, from 1930–1959; and candidate for Justice of State of Michigan Supreme Court], in 1942.
Pugsley Correctional Facility was originally opened as "Camp Pugsley" a prison camp
Internment
Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning as: "The action of 'interning'; confinement within the limits of a country or place." Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction...
in 1956 as a part of the Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program and housed [minimum security adult male prisoners. The purpose of the Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program was two-fold. Various conservation projects under the direction of the Conservation Department (now the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the state of Michigan charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission...
or DNR) needed to be manned and prisoners provided an inexpensive and reliable source of labor.
On October 1, 1997, Camp Pugsley was placed under the jurisdiction of the Oaks Correctional Facility
Oaks Correctional Facility
Oaks Correctional Facility is a Michigan Department of Corrections facility in Manistee Township, Michigan, near Manistee.-Facilities:The facility has four general population housing units with double bunked beds. Each unit houses up to 192 men...
located in Eastlake
Eastlake, Michigan
Eastlake is a "home rule" village in Manistee County U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 441 at the 2000 census. [home rule villages act, PA 278 of 1909) Home rule refers to the authority of a city or village under a state's constitution and laws to draft and adopt a charter for its own...
, Michigan. The Corrections Conservation Prison Camp Program, which had its headquarters in Grass Lake
Grass Lake, Michigan
Grass Lake is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,082 at the 2000 census.In 1842 the Michigan Central Railroad bypassed the original village and built a depot to the west...
, Michigan, was officially disbanded.
Camp Pugsley was expanded with the construction of an administration building (containing administrative offices for the prison; a secure control center; weapons arsenal; visiting room; and Health Care Unit ); six prisoner housing units, with 24 open-bay living cubicles per unit to accommodate 144 prisoners; prisoner programs building (containing prisoner classification, psychological services, general library, and law library; General Education Development, Business Education
Business education
Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...
& Building Trades classrooms; and a prisoner barber shop), and food service building. The original camp building was converted to house 150 [prisoners in a open-bay barracks-style housing unit. The camp was converted to a Secure Level I prison and opened in January 2001 with a population of 1,014 prisoners administered by Warden Ray Wolfe.
In the summer of 2005, the six new housing units added one additional prisoner per living-cubicle increasing each of these housing unit's prisoner population to 168 prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,158 prisoners. In the summer of 2009, the six new housing units added one additional prisoner per living-cubicle increasing each of these housing unit's prisoner population to 192 prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,302 prisoners. In the fall of 2009, the original camp building added 40 additional prisoners, increasing the total population of the prison to 1,342 prisoners.
Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative (MPRI)
In 2005, the prison became one of the original eight Pilot Sites and currently a Residential ReEntry In-Reach Facility for the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative or (MPRI) model.Prisoner programs and services
Pugsley Correctional Facility provides the following prisoner programs: General Education Development; Business EducationBusiness education
Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...
and Building Trades classes; a pre-release
Pre-Release
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program; substance abuse
Substance abuse
A substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
treatment]; Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid movement which says its "primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio...
& Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a twelve-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous describing itself as a "fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem," and it is the second-largest 12-step organization...
; Assaultive and Sex Offender Therapy ; Thinking for A Change; Cage Your Rage; parenting classes; and has a law library and legal writers program. Along, with various MPRI in-reach programs.
Recreation
Recreation for the prisoners includes a gymnasium, softball field, indoor and outdoor basketball court, weight pavilion, music program, hobbycraft program; walking/running track, and exercise stations.Prisoner Benefit Fund
Equipment for these leisure-time activities are provided by the Prisoner Benefit Fund which was funded directly from the prisoner store and other prisoner fundraising functions.Religious services
A variety of religious services is provided to the prisoner population overseen by the Prison ChaplainChaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
and aided by approved religious volunteer groups from the local community.