Detroit Detention Center (DDC) is a detention center located in eastern
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. The facility, which operates as a central lockup for
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, is staffed by personnel from the
Detroit Police Department
The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1865, it has nearly 2,630 officers, making it the largest law enforcement organization in the state. In additio ...
and the
Michigan Department of Corrections
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) oversees prisons and the parole and probation population in the state of Michigan, United States. It has 31 prison facilities, and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing appr ...
.
General
The facility, which operates as a central lockup for Detroit and can hold up to 200 detainees.
It is adjacent to the
Detroit Reentry Center
Detroit Reentry Center (RRF), previously the Ryan Correctional Facility, was a prison of the Michigan Department of Corrections located in eastern Detroit, Michigan. It is adjacent to the Detroit Detention Center.
History
It opened in 1991 as the ...
.
History
The facility previously housed
Mound Correctional Facility, which was closed on January 8, 2012.
[Mound Correctional Facility to Close]
" Michigan Department of Corrections
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) oversees prisons and the parole and probation population in the state of Michigan, United States. It has 31 prison facilities, and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing appr ...
. Retrieved on December 27, 2012.[Mound Correctional Facility]
" It was reopened as part of an inter-agency collaboration between the
State of Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
and
City of Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
in August 2013 as the Detroit Detention Center.
Staffing
It was reopened as part of an inter-agency collaboration between the
State of Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
and
City of Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
in an effort to reduce the number of Detroit police officers required to staff the facility. The Michigan Department of Corrections provides the center with 51 staff.
See also
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List of Michigan state prisons
This is a list of current and former List of U.S. state prisons, state prisons and minimum security prison camps in Michigan. It does not include List of U.S. federal prisons, federal prisons or county jails located in that U.S. state, State. All ...
References
Prisons in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Detroit
2013 establishments in Michigan
Detention centers
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