MI DOC - Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF)

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MI DOC – Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 810-667-2045

This facility is for juvenile residents.

The Thumb Correctional Facility is a Level II state prison housing about 1,200 juvenile and adult males located in Lapeer operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. Four housing units for adult male inmates and two housing units are for youthful offenders. The segregation unit is equipped with stainless steel sinks and toilets, and slotted doors for feeding.

Inmates are encouraged to take educational and vocational classes. While incarcerated offenders can receive substance abuse treatment, earn a GED and receive an adult basic education. Offenders can also participate in work programs within the prison including the laundry and food services.

Other buildings include the prison services building, which has academic and vocational classrooms, libraries, a barber shop, a food service building for prisoner and staff dining, health care area, warehouse and maintenance areas. There is an administrative building for staff offices, records, visiting, staff training, hearings and the institution's control center. Michigan State Industries has a building where it provides industrial laundry services for state and other nonprofit agencies.

Programming – Prisoners can involve themselves in academic, vocational and religious programming. Prisoner work programs include the prison's laundry. Treatment programs include substance-abuse counseling, group therapy, clubs and organizations.

Prisoners are provided on-site medical and dental care; serious and emergency care is provided by the department's Duane L. Waters Health Care in Jackson.

Security – The perimeter security includes triple 12-foot fences with razor-ribbon wire, towers, electronic perimeter detection systems and a perimeter vehicle with armed personnel.

AGE LIMIT: Males, under the age of 18

SECURITY LEVEL: II

visitation Info

Michigan DOC – Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF) – Visitation

Visiting Hours

Monday, Thursday and Friday are 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Weekend visits are according to an odd/even schedule, based on the last digit of the prisoner's number.
If the number ends in an odd digit that prisoner may have visitation only on the odd dated weekend day.