Michigan Department of Corrections

Department of Corrections
Seal of the Michigan Department of Corrections
Seal of the Michigan Department of Corrections
AbbreviationMDOC
Motto"Committed to Protect, Dedicated to Success"
Agency overview
Formed1953
Preceding agency
  • Prison Commission
Employees14,000(2017)
Annual budget$2 Billion (2010)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMichigan, USA
Map of Department of Corrections's jurisdiction
Size97,990 square miles (253,800 km2)
Population10,077,331 (2020 Census)[2]
Operational structure
HeadquartersLansing, Michigan
Agency executives
  • Heidi Washington[3], Director
  • Ken McKee, Deputy Director of the Correctional Facilities Administration
  • Russ Marlan, Deputy Director of the Field Operations Administration
  • Jeri Ann Sherry, Deputy Director of the Budget and Operations Administration
Child agencies
  • Correctional Facilities Administration
  • Field Operations Administration
  • Budget and Operations Administration
Website
Michigan DOC Website
Michigan Department of Corrections Honor Guard at assembly before 27th Annual Candlelight Vigil at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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 approximately 41,000 prisoners. Another 71,000 probationers and parolees are under its supervision. (2015 figures)[4] The agency has its headquarters in Grandview Plaza in Lansing.[5]

  1. ^ 2010 State Budget
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Michigan". Census.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. ^ Lawler, Emily (December 27, 2018). "Gov.-elect Whitmer names cabinet members". Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Corrections 2015 Annual Report
  5. ^ "eDOC - Contact the Michigan Department of Corrections Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine." Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.