General
The Newberry Correctional Facility is in Pentland Township, Luce County, on M-123 and was formerly part of Newberry Regional Mental Health Center.
The Newberry Correctional Facility consists of seven interconnected, 80-bed units, two-bed housing units, one 88-bed unit, 134-bed unit, a 32-bed housing unit and an adjoining educational building. The facility also contains a separate warehouse, maintenance buildings, and an administration building. All housing units are double bunked, except for four cells that are used for temporary holding.
Programming
Adult Basic Education and GED completion, Vocational Trade, Assaultive Offender, Sex Offender, Cage Your Rage, and Thinking for Change programs are offered at Newberry Correctional Facility.Prisoners are provided with on-site routine medical and dental services. Serious problems are treated at the department's Duane L. Waters Health Care in Jackson. Emergencies are referred to a local hospital.
Security
At the Newberry Correctional Facility, perimeter security includes two sixteen-foot fences with rolls of razor-ribbon wire, an electronic detection . |
