Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center

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Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
Location3855 Cooper Street
Jackson, Michigan
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1382
Opened1988
Managed by Michigan Department of Corrections

The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC) is a state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. [1]

RGC houses a maximum of 1382 inmates at a mix of security levels, for the assessment, screening, and classification of all male state prisoners. RGC is adjacent to portions 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. [2] The prison was divided in 1988 into smaller institutions. As of 2016, Parnell and three other local components remain open as prisons:

RGC is named after Charles Egeler, warden of the former Michigan State Prison (at the time called the State Prison of Southern Michigan), on the same site. Egeler lived from May 17, 1928, until March 6, 1977. He was hired by the Michigan Department of Corrections in 1953 and became the warden of the State Prison of Southern Michigan in 1972, the position he held until his death. [3]


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References

  1. "Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center". Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "Largest Walled Prison "Totally Locked Down"". Washington PA Observer-Reporter. Associated Press. 28 May 1981. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. Light, Gail R. (ed.). "Dimensions . . . A report of the Michigan Department of Corrections" (PDF). National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Michigan Department of Corrections. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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