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Detroit House of Correction

former women's prison in Michigan
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Detroit House of Correction

Summary

Detroit House of Correction is a prison[1].

Key Facts

  • Detroit House of Correction is located in Wayne County[2].
  • Detroit House of Correction is in the country of United States[3].
  • Detroit House of Correction's instance of is recorded as prison[4].
  • Detroit House of Correction is operated by Michigan Department of Corrections[5].
  • Detroit House of Correction's Commons category is recorded as Detroit House of Correction[6].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Detroit House of Correction[7].
  • Detroit House of Correction's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 42.39316667, 'longitude': -83.52102778, 'precision': 0.012163463684664}[8].
  • Detroit House of Correction's date of official opening is recorded as 1861[9].
  • Detroit House of Correction's date of official closure is recorded as December 2004[10].

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Founding

1861 marks the founding of Detroit House of Correction[7].

Operations

Detroit House of Correction is operated by Michigan Department of Corrections[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 264911675
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wayne County
    Wikidata description → former women's prison in Michigan
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987013155042505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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