The Brief
- The Detroit Police Department will assume control of the detention facility where inmates are held for pre-arraignment.
- The Detroit Detention Center, located on Mound Road, has been run by the Michigan Department of Corrections since 2013.
- A new bill signed by the governor in June authorized the transfer of the structure to city control.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit police will resume control of the detention center after more than 12 years of the state manning operations at the facility.
The city council approved the shift in responsibility after the Michigan governor signed a law authorizing the transfer of the building.
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