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Prisons and jails in Michigan

Michigan has 121 prisons and jails: 2.4% of the US total of 4,960. That ranks #18 by count and #36 per person (1.19 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#36

national rank (per capita)

121

prisons and jails

1.19

per 100k residents

The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. Each facility at the centre of its boundary. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

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Michigan: 121 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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Named prisons and jails in Michigan include

Gus Harrison Correctional Facility · Monroe County Inmate Dormitory Facility · Lenawee County Jail · Monroe County Jail · Cass County Jail · Saint Joseph County Jail · Hillsdale County Jail · Lakeland Correctional Facility · Branch County Jail · FCI Milan and Detention Center · Berrien County Jail · Center for Forensic Psychiatry

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