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Public Service Announcement From a Former(?) Employee of North Lake Correctional Facility
Tuesday , 18, May 2021 COVID_19, GEO Group, Punk Prison 2 CommentsNorth Lake Correctional Facility has been a double-edged sword in Northern Michigan’s side for over two decades. GEO Group can’t keep the for-profit prison open without government contracts, and the local community can’t stay fiscally afloat without the revenue the white elephant produces for them. In 2019 GEO Group announced the millions of dollars donated […]
Care For an Ultrasound With Your Slice? Welcome to Our Pizza Parlor/Crisis Pregnancy Center
Wednesday , 13, June 2018 Community, Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism 3 CommentsAbout 500 years ago in the days before the 2016 election, Trumpians and Bernie Bros alike poured over emails Wikileaks received from Russian hackers at the behest of the Trump campaign searching for any dirt on Hillary Clinton that could be used to fuel even more vitriolic misogynist bile against her and her campaign. An […]
GEO Group Files Statement With the State of Michigan North Lake Correctional Facility Will Close For Good on June 20, 2017
Tuesday , 25, April 2017 Community Leave a commentTwo years ago North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, opened its doors to receive out-of-state prisoners from Vermont and Washington State. On April 19, 2017, the prison filed notice with the State of Michigan it would permanently close on June 20, 2017, laying off 107 employees due to non-renewal of the client contract. Of […]