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2009-Michigan-Prison Closing

27 images Created 5 Jun 2009

Michigan, like many states, is closing prisons to save money during the ongoing recession.

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  • Corrections officers carry chains into Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town.
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  • The last 33 of 1,200 prisoners board a bus at Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were heading to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • The last 33 of 1,200 prisoners board a bus at Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were heading to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • The last 33 of 1,200 prisoners board a bus at Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were heading to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • The last 33 of 1,200 prisoners board a bus at Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were heading to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • The last 33 of 1,200 prisoners board a bus at Deerfield Correctional Facility before transporting out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were heading to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Carmen D. Palmer, Warden of Deerfield Correctional Facility, points to an empty inmate log after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town.
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  • Carmen D. Palmer, Warden of Deerfield Correctional Facility, talks about Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing027.jpg
  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing028.jpg
  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing030.jpg
  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Housing Unit A after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. Each bay area was originally designed to sleep four prisoners, but, actually housed seven. All employees have been absorbed into the four other prisons in the town. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing033.jpg
  • The empty Educational Building at Deerfield Correctional Facility after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Horticultural Program sits deserted after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's baseball diamond sits deserted after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's weight room sits deserted after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's Horticultural Program sits deserted after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing042.jpg
  • Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing044.jpg
  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing045.jpg
  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing046.jpg
  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing047.jpg
  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing048.jpg
  • Razor wire surrounds Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
    2009-PrisonClosing049.jpg
  • The sign in front of Deerfield Correctional Facility's empty yard after the last 33 of 1,200 prisoners were transported out of the closing prison in Ionia, MI, Friday, March 20, 2009. The prisoners were transferred to West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI.
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