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G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility

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Background

The G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. It has a Jackson postal address. This facility dates from 1985. Cotton, which is an inmate educational facility, is one portion of the former Michigan State Prison, described as the largest walled prison in the world as late as 1981, when it was rocked by extensive, damaging riots. The prison was divided in 1988 into smaller institutions.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1985

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Michigan Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1985

Region

Jackson

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

3500 North Elm Road, Jackson 49201

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