Lakeland Correctional Facility
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| Location | 141 1st Street Coldwater, Michigan |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1466 |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Managed by | Michigan Department of Corrections |
The Lakeland Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections.[1]
The facility was opened in 1985 and has a working capacity of 1500 prisoners held at a medium security level.
Notable detainees
[edit]- Lawrence DeLisle - convicted of the Murder of the DeLisle children
- Jerald Leroy Wingeart - murderer of Dawn Magyar, at the time of conviction in November 2001, the longest unsolved murder case in the history of Michigan at 28 years.[2]
- Larry Ranes - serial killer who was sentenced to life without parole.[3][4][5][6]
- Lowell Amos - convicted murderer and suspected serial killer, died in prison in 2022.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lakeland Correctional Facility". Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Offender Profile".
- ^ "Suspect in Kalamazoo Co crime spree is related to convicted serial killers". 26 January 2017.
- ^ "The senseless murder of Charlie Sizemore".
- ^ "Local Serial Killer/Rapist to be Released from Prison".
- ^ "Source: Crime spree suspect also set fire in Cooper TWP". 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Convicted murderer Ed Amos dies in Michigan prison". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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