Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF) is a prison for men located in the
Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. – is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by t ...
(UP) of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
and part of 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 ...
(MDOC). The 3 letter designation for this facility is URF.
General
The Chippewa Correctional Facility houses inmates with a security level of I, II, and IV. The facility contains 120 beds for security level I inmates, 720 beds for security level II inmates, 192 beds for security level IV inmates, 22 beds for the detention unit, and 96 beds for an administrative segregation unit.
History
The facility opened in 1989. On August 9, 2009, the Straits Correctional Facility was closed and consolidated into the Chippewa Correctional Facility.
In August 2006, a small twin-engine plane crashed near the prison, hitting a fence approximately outside the facility's secure perimeter. While no one at the prison was injured, all four people on board the plane were killed in the crash.
Directions
From I-75 exit onto M-80 (Kinross). The prison is located on the right side of the road.
See also
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List of Michigan state prisons
This is a list of current and former state prisons and minimum security prison camps in Michigan. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in that State. All facilities not otherwise indicated are facilities for men.
Michigan ...
References
External links
Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF)
1989 establishments in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Chippewa County, Michigan
Prisons in Michigan
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