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Michigan 2019

The Jail System

Michigan has 88 jails in 83 counties. The jail population in 2019 was 17,020.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2019, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan correctional authorities was 38,053 located in 29 correctional facilities and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. Michigan operated facilities had a staff of 11,941 employees and a budget of $2,019,056,200.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2019, Michigan community corrections population was 142,653 under probation and 13,488 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoner in 2019 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
381
Violent Crime Rate
437
Property Crime Rate
1,585
Probationers
1,816
Parolees
172

Populations

Prison Population
38,053
Jail Population
17,020
Parole Population
13,488
Probation Population
142,653

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
20 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
88

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 37,080
Employee Positions
11,941
Prison Budget
$2,019,056,200