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Alger Correctional Facility

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Alger Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Alger County, Michigan. Rated capacity: 1,246. Reported population: 886. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Alger Correctional Facility (LMF) is a Michigan prison for adult men, operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. It is located in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Alger County, on the south side of Munising.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

820

Current population

886

Occupancy

108%

Year opened

1990

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1990

Region

MI

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

The Alger Correctional Facility utilizes a segregation program called 'Incentives in Segregation' where inmates progress through stages to re-enter general population. At stage 4, prisoners are permitted to watch television as part of the reintegration process.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

The facility employs a solitary confinement system where inmates work through stages of segregation based on good behavior to achieve placement in general population.

Contact & address

N6141 Industrial Park Dr, Munising 49862
(906) 387-5000
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

10/100
Low concern10/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 108% of design capacity
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 10. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 8 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 108% · peers avg: 93% (+16%)
Capacity (beds)this: 820 · peers avg: 547 (+50%)

Reports

  • marshall-project7 Jan 2016

    grams are easing inmates out of years of solitary confinement with surprising outcomes for both prisoners and corrections officers. A segregation (solitary confinement) cell at Alger Correctional Facility, where men in the Incentives in Segregation program work their way to placement in general population through good behavior. At stage 4 prisoners are allowed to watch television. Maurice

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Data completeness

84%

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@misc{worldprisons-alger-correctional-facility,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Alger Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alger-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}