Gus Harrison Correctional Facility

{{Short description|Prison in Adrian, Michigan, United States}}

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| coordinates = {{Coord|41.88700|-84.00672|type:landmark_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}

| status = Open

| classification = Levels I, II, and IV

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| opened = {{Start date|1991}}

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| managed_by = Michigan Department of Corrections

| warden = Paul Klee

| street-address = 2727 East Beecher Street

| city = Adrian

| county = Lenawee

| state = Michigan

| zip = 49221

| country = United States

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| website = {{official website}}

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Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (ARF) is a Michigan prison, in Adrian, for adult male prisoners.

History

The prison was opened in 1991 and is named after the Michigan Department of Corrections's first director, Gus Harrison.{{Cite web | title = Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (ARF) | publisher = Michigan Department of Corrections | work = michigan.gov | accessdate = 2015-07-30 |url=http://michigan.gov/corrections/0,4551,7-119-68854_1381_1385-5359--,00.html }}

On August 9, 2009, Parr Highway Correctional Facility was consolidated into Gus Harrison Correctional Facility.{{Cite web | title = Prison Directory | publisher = Michigan Department of Corrections | work = michigan.gov | accessdate = 2015-07-30 |url=http://michigan.gov/corrections/0,4551,7-119-68854_1381_1385---,00.html }}

In early 2021, the facility was fined $6,300 over serious violations of Coronavirus regulations.{{Cite news|date=26 February 2021|title=State fines Gus Harrison Correctional Facility after officer's COVID-19 death|work=Lenconnect.com|url=https://www.lenconnect.com/story/news/2021/02/26/state-fines-gus-harrison-prison-over-alleged-covid-safety-violations/6844020002/|access-date=23 June 2021}} At the time 187 employees had tested positive to the virus and one had died; in addition, 1465 prisoners tested positive and seven had died.

Facility

The prison has six housing units{{Cite news | title = Fifteen prison guards injured trying to stop lunchtime fight | work = The Gettysburg Times | agency = Associated Press | via = Newspapers.com | date = August 15, 1995 | accessdate = 2015-07-30 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2913301/the_gettysburg_times/ }} {{Open access}} used for Michigan Department of Corrections male prisoners 18 years of age and older.

=Security=

The facility is surrounded by double fences with razor-ribbon wire and two gun towers. Electronic detection systems and patrol vehicles are also utilized to maintain perimeter security.

Services

The facility offers libraries, group counseling, substance-abuse treatment, and education programs. Onsite medical and dental care is supplemented by local hospitals and the Duane L. Waters Hospital in Jackson, Michigan.

Notable inmates

  • Chad Curtis, former major league baseball player convicted of sexual assault against three girl high school students.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/70575174/how-chad-curtis-went-from-hero-to-convict-for-sexual-misconduct|title=Sins of the Preacher: How Chad Curtis went from hero to convict|last=Hanlon|first=Greg|publisher=SportsonEarth.com|date=April 3, 2014|accessdate=April 8, 2014|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207171510/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/70575174/how-chad-curtis-went-from-hero-to-convict-for-sexual-misconduct|url-status=dead}}

See also

{{Portal|Michigan|Law}}

References

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