Camp Cusino News

Tuesday, Upper Michigan's SourceA reported that Alger Max corrections officers took to the picket lines over safety issues at the prison.A They say there are now too many prisoners and not enough guards, and they're concerned that budget issues are threatening their own safety.

Almost 50% of the Corrections Officers at the Alger Max Prison, outside Munising, were on the picket line Tuesday.

Tucked away inside the Hartwick Pines State Forest in Crawford County, surrounded by sharp barbed-wire fencing is Camp Lehman.

Michigan will close three prisons - including one maximum security prison - and five minimum security camps, as part of Gov.

Struggling state looks to stem budget bleeding by closing 3 prisons and 5 prison camps.

Michigan will close eight prison facilities to save $120 million in the budget year that starts in October.

For months now, Shingleton had been buzzing with the rumor that Camp Cusino, a minimum-security camp, was on the chopping block.