Oaks Correctional Facility

Prison

44°14′45″N 86°16′13″W / 44.2458°N 86.2704°W / 44.2458; -86.2704StatusOpenSecurity classLevel II and IVOpened1992 (1992)Managed byMichigan Department of CorrectionsWardenMike BurgessStreet address1500 Caberfae HighwayCityManisteeCountyManistee County, MichiganState/provinceMichiganZIP Code49660CountryUnited States

Oaks Correctional Facility (ECF) is a Michigan Department of Corrections facility in Manistee Township, Michigan,[1] near Manistee.[2][3]

Facilities and Grounds

The facility has four general population housing units with double bunked beds. Each unit houses up to 192 men. In addition the prison has two administrative segregation units, including a special use unit.[2]

Notable Inmates

  • Jason Brian Dalton, perpetrator of the 2016 Kalamazoo shootings in which he murdered six people and injured two more.
  • Tim Holland, adoptive father of Ricky Holland. Pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and testified against his wife, Lisa Holland in her murder trial where she was subsequently found guilty of murder and is serving a life sentence.[4]
  • Jack Kevorkian[5]
  • Kwame Kilpatrick[6]
  • Richard Wershe Jr. A.K.A. White Boy Rick[7]
  • Ethan Crumbley, perpetrator of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in which he murdered four students and injured seven more. Crumbley was transferred from Thumb Correctional Facility to Oaks Correctional Facility, to serve his sentence.

See also

  • flagMichigan portal
  • iconLaw portal

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Manistee County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 15 (PDF p. 16/23). Retrieved 15 August 2022. Oaks Corr Facility
  2. ^ a b "Oaks Correctional Facility (ECF)." Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Manistee township, Manistee County, Michigan Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Introduction: Ricky Holland's story". Detroit Free Press.
  5. ^ "Kevorkian in Medium-Security Jail". AP Online. 27 August 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Offender Profile". Michigan Department of Corrections. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010. MDOC [Prisoner] Number:702408
  7. ^ "Richard Wershe Jr., formerly 'White Boy Rick,' announces lawsuit against FBI agents and Detroit police year after prison release". www.clickondetroit.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.