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Vending Services

The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is continuing to transition to a statewide contract for staff, visitor, and prisoner vending machine services at all correctional facilities.

This transition will allow for greater consistency in services across the state and ensure that every facility has vending services.

This transition will include adopting a new cashless vending card system for visitor and prisoner vending across all prisons. Existing visitor vending cards will remain valid but may not have new balances added when exhausted. New vending cards will become available for purchase as individual sites transition to the new vendor.

It is important that prisoners and visitors deplete their current vending cards prior to the scheduled transition date at their specific facility. Balance refunds will not be given, and balances from old vending cards will not be transferred to new vending cards.

While the MDOC recognizes that this transition will result in some short-term disruptions, having a single vending contractor serving the entire state will result in more consistent service and, most importantly, ensure that all facilities have vending services for staff and visitors.

We appreciate your patience during this process. Please see the MDOC Visitor Card Refund Process for information on submitting a request.

The table below is a tentative schedule by facility, indicating when new vending services will be available.

Note: This schedule is subject to change. Any changes will be noted on this website as they become available.

Facility: Installation Progress:
Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility (MTU) Complete
Macomb Correctional Facility (MRF) Complete
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (ARF) Complete
Woodland Center Correctional Facility (WCC) Complete
Ionia Correctional Facility (ICF) Complete
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility (LRF) Complete
Muskegon Correctional Facility (MCF) Complete
Cooper Street Correctional Facility (JCS) Complete
Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV) Complete
Saginaw Correctional Facility (SRF) Complete
Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF) Complete
Kinross Correctional Facility (KCF) Complete
Newberry Correctional Facility (NCF) Complete
Alger Correctional Facility (LMF) Complete
Marquette Branch Prison (MBP) Complete
Parnall Correctional Facility (SMT) Complete
G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility (JCF)
Complete
Central Michigan Correctional Facility (STF) In-Progress
St. Louis Correctional Facility (SLF) In-Progress
Charles E. Egeler Reception & Guidance Center (RGC) In-Progress
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility (IBC) Pending
Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF) Pending
Carson City Correctional Facility (DRF) Pending
Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF) Pending
Oaks Correctional Facility (ECF) Pending
Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)
Pending

Updated: 01/21/25