12/10/2025
- jesse4430
- 16 hours ago
- 1 min read
MARQUETTE - Prison staffing shortages continue to cause safety concerns for corrections officers and inmates in the U.P.. During the month of October, the Michigan Corrections Organization documented a surge in assault-related incidents at the Marquette, Baraga, Alger and Chippewa Prisons. At the Baraga Max Correctional Facility. Between July 1 and July 17, 2024, 13 incidents involving assault or attempted assault were recorded. The Baraga Max Facility and Marquette Branch Prison are each more than 50 corrections officers short.



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