Thumb Correctional Facility
Prison in Lapeer, Michigan
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Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF) is a Michigan prison, located in Lapeer, for male prisoners. It is a Level II, lower-level security prison.
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Status | Open |
| Security class | Level II |
| Capacity | 1,216 [1] |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Managed by | Michigan Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Fredeane Artis |
| Website | Official website  |
Facility
The prison was opened in 1987, and has six housing units currently used to house approximately 1,200 male Michigan Department of Corrections prisoners. Four housing units are for approximately 700 adult inmates, and two housing units are for approximately 500 teenage inmates. It is the only prison in Michigan that houses male juvenile offenders.[2][better source needed] Onsite facilities provide for foodservice, health care, facility maintenance, storage, prison administration, and industrial laundry services.[3] The facility employs approximately 315 people.[2]
Security
The facility is surrounded by triple 12-foot (3.7 m) fences with razor-ribbon wire and guard towers. Electronic detection systems and patrol vehicles are used to maintain perimeter security.[2][3]
Services
The facility offers libraries, a barber shop, prison worker programs, education programs, substance-abuse treatment, group therapy, and religious services.[2] Onsite medical and dental care is supplemented by the Duane L. Waters Hospital near Jackson, Michigan.[3]
The worker program allows the prison's laundry facility to provide services to several organizations in the area.[2]
Notable inmates
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Crumbley | 734210 | Serving 4 life sentences without parole plus an additional 24 years.[4] | Perpetrator of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in which he murdered four students and injured 7 more.[5][6] Due to the severity of his crimes, he was tried as an adult. Transferred to Oaks Correctional Facility, on April 28, 2024, when he turned 18 years old, to start to serve his sentence in Oaks.[7] |
| Charles Pickett Jr. | 485575 / 5278911L | Serving a minimum of 40 years.[8] | Convicted of murdering 5 people while under the influence in what is known as the 2016 Kalamazoo bicycle crash.[9][10][11][12] |
