United States · MI · Munising
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Alger Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Alger County, Michigan. Rated capacity: 1,246. Reported population: 886. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Alger Correctional Facility (LMF) is a Michigan prison for adult men, operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. It is located in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Alger County, on the south side of Munising.
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Capacity
820
Current population
886
Occupancy
108%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1990
Region
MI
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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grams are easing inmates out of years of solitary confinement with surprising outcomes for both prisoners and corrections officers. A segregation (solitary confinement) cell at Alger Correctional Facility, where men in the Incentives in Segregation program work their way to placement in general population through good behavior. At stage 4 prisoners are allowed to watch television. Maurice
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World Prisons. (2026). Alger Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alger-correctional-facility
"Alger Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alger-correctional-facility.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Alger Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alger-correctional-facility},
urldate = {2026-07-23}
}