Press Release: MCO and MDOC work together to keep staff safe with officer dignity initiative
It’s not uncommon for corrections officers to have feces, urine, and other bodily fluids thrown on them at work.
Pugsley Closure Update: Oaks will be layoff unit; Voluntary transfers will be permitted before bumping starts
MCO and MDOC have negotiated the Oaks Correctional Facility as the layoff unit for the Pugsley closure. A Letter of Agreement was signed this morning.
MDOC plans to close Pugsley
Department estimates approximately $22 million in savings by closing the prison in Kingsley MDOC has announced the closure of Pugsley Correctional Facility, possibly in late September. MCO officials were notified […]
PRESS RELEASE: Study: PTSD, depression common among Michigan corrections and forensic officers
Taxing jobs in secure facilities lead to overwhelming stress, but the officers’ union and the employer are partnering to find solutions.
Looking back on the 35th anniversary of Jackson, Ionia riots
It was 35 years ago today and that riots broke out at Michigan Reformatory in Ionia and the State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson. The Ionia Sentinel-Standard has written […]