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Overview of Michigan's Correctional System Michigan

The Jail System

There are 83 counties in Michigan with 93 jail facilities. The rate capacity of all jails is 18,378. The state Dept. of Corrections inspects jails and enforces standards compliance.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 50,233 inmates in 42 facilities in 2007. The agency has 17,381 employees. Budget reductions are forcing closure of two facilities in 2009.

The Community Corrections System

182,706 adults were on probation at the end of 2007. Felony cases are supervised by the Michigan DOC's Field Operations Administration. The FOA supervised more than 50,000 probation cases and nearly 21,131 parole cases at the end of 2007. The DOC also administers the Michigan Community Corrections Act.
2007 Crime Rate for Michigan
The crime rate in Michigan is about 3% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 85.1% of the crime rate in Michigan which is 6% lower than the national rate. The remaining 14.4% are violent crimes and are about 13% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Michigan compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Michigan National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,602 3,731
Violent Crimes 536 467
Property Crimes 3,066 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Michigan has 278,808 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 27% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Michigan National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,527 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Michigan has a rate 10% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Michigan National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 499 447
2007 Probationers
Michigan has a rate 22% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Michigan National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 2,392 1,863
2007 Parolees
Michigan has a rate 13% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Michigan National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 277 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 70% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Michigan National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 22% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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