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Legislation could reopen Baldwin prison

RE-OPENING?: Legislation passed by the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives awaits Gov. Rick Snyder's signature to become law. The bill would allow inmates to be housed at former Youth Correctional Facility. (Pioneer photo/Kyle Leppek)

BALDWIN — Legislation has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk that would reopen the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin. The Michigan House of Representatives passed Senate Bill No. 878, 56-50, Friday during a lame duck session that went early into the morning. The legislation would potentially put Michigan inmates back into the former [...]

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