The Lakeland Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in
Coldwater,
Branch County, Michigan, owned and operated by the
Michigan Department of Corrections.
The facility was opened in 1985 and has a working capacity of 1500 prisoners held at a medium security level.
Notable detainees
* Lawrence DeLisle - convicted of the
Murder of the DeLisle children
*Jerald Leroy Wingeart - murderer of
Dawn Magyar, at the time of conviction in November 2001, the longest unsolved murder case in the history of Michigan at 28 years.
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Larry Ranes - serial killer who was sentenced to life without parole.
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Lowell Amos
Lowell Edwin Amos (January 4, 1943 – January 5, 2022) was an American convicted murderer whose mother and three wives all died under suspicious circumstances. He was convicted in 1996 of murdering his third wife, Roberta Mowery Amos, and was ...
- convicted murderer and suspected serial killer, died in prison in 2022.
See also
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
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References
{{State prisons in Michigan
Prisons in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Branch County, Michigan
1985 establishments in Michigan
Coldwater, Michigan