Michigan State Prison
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Michigan State Prison or Jackson State Prison, which opened in 1839, was the first prison in Michigan. After 150 years, the prison was divided, starting in 1988, into four distinct prisons, still in Jackson: the Parnall Correctional Facility which is a minimum-security prison;[2] the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility where prisoners can finish their general education;[3] the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center which is the common point of processing for all male state prisoners sentenced to any Michigan prison;[4] and the Cooper Street Correctional Facility which is the common point for processing of all male state prisoners about to discharge, parole, or enter a community center or the camp program.[5]
Michigan State Prison | |
Location | Armory Court and Cooper St., Jackson, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°15′27″N 84°24′21″W |
Built | 1842 |
Architect | Scott & Co.; Lake, Robert |
NRHP reference No. | 79001156[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 10, 1979 |