Standish Maximum Correctional Facility
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Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) is a Michigan Department of Corrections
maximum security prison in Standish, Michigan
. The men's prison
was located on the south side of M-61 (Michigan highway)
. It is located northwest of Detroit.
In August 2009 it was announced that the Standish facility and the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas were being considered as the sites for the relocation of foreign detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp which was under consideration for closure. Kansas public officials, including both of its senators and governor, objected at the time.
However, opinions were mixed in Standish, where the unemployment rate was at 17%, with politicians welcoming the move, but some residents protested at the decision.
In September 2009 the Obama Administration stated that it no longer had Standish on its list of possible US sites to replace Guantanamo.
Standish Maximum Correctional Facility closed on October 31, 2009.
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...
maximum security prison in Standish, Michigan
Standish, Michigan
Standish is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,581. It is the county seat of Arenac County.The town was platted by John D. Standish in 1871...
. The men's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
was located on the south side of M-61 (Michigan highway)
M-61 (Michigan highway)
M-61 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs between Marion and Standish. The highway runs along the boundary area between Northern Michigan and Central Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. M-61 runs through rural forestland connecting several smaller communities together as...
. It is located northwest of Detroit.
History
The prison opened in 1990. Although scheduled to close on October 1, 2009, interest in the prison had been raised by the prospects of it housing relocated Guantanamo Bay detention camp prisoners in the continental United States. It consisted of five 88-bed housing units and one 164-bed unit.In August 2009 it was announced that the Standish facility and the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas were being considered as the sites for the relocation of foreign detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp which was under consideration for closure. Kansas public officials, including both of its senators and governor, objected at the time.
However, opinions were mixed in Standish, where the unemployment rate was at 17%, with politicians welcoming the move, but some residents protested at the decision.
In September 2009 the Obama Administration stated that it no longer had Standish on its list of possible US sites to replace Guantanamo.
Standish Maximum Correctional Facility closed on October 31, 2009.