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160 Pa. prisoners arrive at Mich. correctional facility

By John S. Hausman
Muskegon Chronicle

MUSKEGON, Mich. — The first batches of Pennsylvania prisoners have arrived at Muskegon Correctional Facility.

Without notice to the public, the Pennsylvania and Michigan departments of corrections transferred the first group of about 80 inmates to Muskegon on Wednesday and a second group on Friday, according to the president of the union representing Michigan’s corrections officers.

About 160 inmates were reported to be in the prison as of Saturday afternoon. More will be bused in over the next several weeks until the count reaches an expected total of 1,000.

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