Muskegon Correctional Facility (MCF) is a prison 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 ...

located in

Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon ( ') is a city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Muskegon County. Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, pleasure boating, and as a commercial and cruise ship port. It is a popular vacation destination because of the expans ...

. The prison opened in 1974. Additional housing units opened since then to accommodate more prisoners. In 2010 the state of Michigan shut the prison down for two weeks to prepare for an arrival of prisoners from

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. Pennsylvania had a contract with Michigan to house state prisoners in MCF, in order to alleviate overcrowding in the

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) is the Pennsylvania state agency that is responsible for the confinement, care and rehabilitation of approximately 37,000 inmates at state correctional facilities funded by the Commonwealth of P ...

. Over 1,100 Pennsylvania prisoners were housed at MCF. The John S. Hausman of the ''

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'' said that the Pennsylvania contract was expected to be about four or five years long.Hausman, John S.
Muskegon Correctional Facility ends operations as last Pennsylvania prisoners ride out
" ''

''. Wednesday May 25, 2011. Retrieved on June 3, 2011. After the opening of additional state prisons in Pennsylvania was imminent, Pennsylvania withdrew its prisoners from MCF in 2011. Beginning in late April 2011, one group of about 240 prisoners was moved out of MCF each week. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 was the final day of operations, and the final "ride-out" of 239 Pennsylvania prisoners occurred on that day. After the 2011 shutdown, 200 job positions ended. Most employees of MCF accepted vacant positions in the prison system or took jobs that were held by other prison system employees with less seniority. The facility reopened in October 2012.

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* {{State prisons in Michigan Prisons in Michigan 1974 establishments in Michigan Buildings and structures in Muskegon, Michigan

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