Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center

Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
Location 3855 Cooper Street
Jackson, Michigan
Status open
Security class mixed
Capacity 1382
Opened 1988
Managed by Michigan Department of Corrections

The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center is a state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.[1]

Egeler houses a maximum of 1382 inmates at a mix of security levels, for the assessment, screening, and classification of all male state prisoners. Egeler is adjacent to portions of the former Michigan State Prison, described as the largest walled prison in the world as late as 1981, when it was rocked by extensive, damaging riots. [2] The prison was divided in 1988 into smaller institutions. As of 2016, Parnell and three other local components remain open as prisons:

References

  1. "Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center". Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "Largest Walled Prison "Totally Locked Down"". Washington PA Observer-Reporter. Associated Press. 28 May 1981. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

Coordinates: 42°18′00″N 84°23′28″W / 42.299966°N 84.391197°W / 42.299966; -84.391197

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