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Alger Correctional Facility

Maximum SecurityMaximummaleOvercrowded (108%)LowHigh
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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.

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Capacity

820

Current population

886

Occupancy

108%

Year opened

1990

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Michigan Department of Corrections

Population held

male

Opened

1990

Region

MI

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 108% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 108% · peers avg: 93% (+16%)
Capacity (beds)this: 820 · peers avg: 559 (+47%)

Data completeness

74%

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