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The Detroit House of Corrections (DeHoCo), opened in 1861, was owned and run by the city of Detroit but originally accepted prisoners from throughout the state including women. The Detroit House of Corrections was transferred to the state in 1986, renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility, and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure. It closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti. ==History== The first Detroit House of Corrections opened in 1861 near Detroit's Eastern Market. In 1919, the city of Detroit purchased approximately in Plymouth Township and Northville Township for approximately an acre to house a new Detroit House of Corrections. A prison camp, with inmates sleeping in tents, was opened in 1920. A permanent maximum security facility was completed in 1930.〔 The city of Detroit sold a portion of the complex to the Michigan Department of Corrections in 1979 for , and the remainder of the facility to the department in 1986 for . The facility was then renamed renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure.〔 The 1930 building closed and has sat abandoned since.〔 The facility closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti. In January 2002, Kojaian Management Corporation purchased the property for .〔 Plymouth Township acquired of the property in September 2011 for . The land was available for purchase by the government due to unpaid taxes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Detroit House of Corrections」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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