It s not too late to participate in the 2000 Torch Run to raise money for Michigan s Special Olympics . The MDOC s travel team will kick off the week at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Sept. 9. Employees can take part in local activities. Local team captains may be contacted for information on how to participate. F YI is a publication of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Public Information and Communications Office, Administrator Matt Davis, Editor Gail R. Light.
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Other questions should go to e-mail address. By the end of this week, all 300 employees of Western Wayne Correctional Facility will have been trained in a 40-hour special program for staff working with female prisoners. It is part of the ongoing effort to convert the prison to one which will house females beginning this fall. All male prisoners were transported from Western Wayne to the State Prison of Southern Michigan by the end of last week. OCC-funded programs focus on tougher cases to make better use of resources Use of residential centers increasing.