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10274 Boyer Road
Carson City, MI 48811
Open: 1987
Gender/Age Limit: Males, 18 and older
Security Level: Secure Level I
The Boyer Road Correctional Facility houses 1,120 secure Level I prisoners. There are no individual cells. Prisoner housing units consist of 7-bed open bays, with 140 prisoners in each of the eight units.
Academic programming is available to assist prisoners in preparing for GED completion. Prisoners who have already attained their high school diploma or GED also have the opportunity to obtain vocational training in building trades, office occupations and horticulture. Routine work assignments are available to prisoners, as well as employment opportunities at the Michigan State Industries garment factory. The Boyer Road Correctional Facility is involved in the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative.
Prisoners are provided on-site routine medical and dental care. Serious problems are treated at the department's Duane L. Waters Health Care in Jackson and emergencies are referred to a local hospital.
The facility is surrounded by two fences with rolls of razor wire on the side and top of the outside fence. The fence area is also monitored by a series of electronic devices and the perimeter is patrolled by armed staff.