United States · MI
Detroit House of Correction
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Detroit House of Correction
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).
Photo by RomanKahler via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by RomanKahler via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by RomanKahler via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by Unknown artistUnknown artist via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Unknown artistUnknown artist via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Background
The Detroit House of Correction (DeHoCo), opened in 1861, was owned and operated by the City of Detroit but initially accepted prisoners from across the state, including women. It was the first state-operated prison for female felons. The state later renovated the womenâs division into the new Phoenix facility. In 1986, the Detroit House of Correction was transferred to state control, renamed the Western Wayne Correctional Facility, and functioned as a womenâs prison for the remainder of its operation. It closed in December 2004, and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
—
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1861
Closed 2004
Figures from official sources · verified 31 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1861
Region
MI
Security level
—
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Oakhill Correctional InstitutionOregonMinimumState prison210% occupancy
- Stonewall Jackson Youth Development CenterConcordJuvenileState prison236% occupancy
- Woodman State JailGatesvilleMaximumState prison720% occupancy
- Okaloosa Regional Juvenile Detention CenterCrestviewJuvenileState prison221% occupancy
- Residential Correctional Facility, DavenportDavenportState prison208% occupancy
- Diagnostic And Evaluation CenterLincolnMaximumState prison178% occupancy
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Michigan — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q20735579)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Detroit House of Correction. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/detroit-house-of-correction
"Detroit House of Correction." World Prisons. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/detroit-house-of-correction.
@misc{worldprisons-detroit-house-of-correction,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Detroit House of Correction},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/detroit-house-of-correction},
urldate = {2026-10-27}
}