they can get a job driving the waaaahmbulance.

So they added 300 prosoners, that at least is a fact and they added 2 guards, that makes 2 facts. How about giving some real information. How many prosoners are in the facility and how many guards are there. Also, how many support staff are there.

Why do you guys always give a minimal number of facts in these articles????????

Whine because the CO's may lose their jobs and then whine some more when they have to do their job and some more prisoners are added to the equation.. I realize their job's are quite dangerous but they took them knowing this.. What do you want? If it is so bad then quit!

does every one still think its such a hot idea to keep locking up nonviolent drug offenders because thats what got us to this point if we keep it up this drug war is going to destroy this country i just hope its not to late for us to wake up

Our government keeps cutting things that shouldn’t be cut, like prisons, education, etc. and blowing over spending at the upper levels. Get reed of all the upper fluff management jobs. These prison cuts are making thing very unsafe for the corrections officers and also the citizens of Michigan with the early releases. More proof our government is out of control. If they keep going the way they are we are in for a sad sad future.

The truth of the matter is Michigan prisons, including Alger Correctional Facility are at a bursting point as prisoner overcrowding has reached a critical point. Gov Granholm is cutting officer's jobs, closed several prisons (Newberry is next), allowing overcrowding of other facilities, re-classifying magically dangerous prisoners to lower levels, and releasing thousands of prisoners early with an unemployment rate of 15.4%. What the department is failing to tell you is they are starting to come back. Muskegon Correctional Facility was scheduled to close, however remains open as prisoners are re-offending and returning. Furthermore, county jails are bursting at the seams, and judges are sending prisoners back as county budgets are further strained with the reduction of revenue sharing. Important questions that needs to be answered, like why is the governor cutting officers jobs, however correctional administration state jobs remain untouched? Why is there hundreds of corrections jobs in Lansing but no prison? Why did the MDOC over spend it's budget by 39 million, after closing numerous prisons, releasing thousands of prisoners early, and laying off officers? The MDOC is indicative of what's happening with Michigan and it's fiscal irresponsibility, and much needed structural and fiscal reforms. True reforms start at the top, all we have now is too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Assistant to assistant jobs, Deputy Warden, Asst Deputy Warden, Business manager, assistant business manager, personnel director and assistant personnel director, human resources and their assistants and secretaries. Over 50,000 state employees, and very few corrections officers to watch over 46,000 murderors, rapists, drug dealers, gang bangers, etc.... Tell me where the disparity is?