9 9 5 ▁a ▁d ial ysis ▁unit ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ctions ▁announced ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Ryan ▁facility ▁from ▁a ▁regular ▁prison ▁to ▁a ▁par ole ▁viol ator ▁facility ▁ ▁and ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁former ▁par ole ▁office ▁near ▁Car o ▁and ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁par ole ▁office ▁inside ▁the ▁Ryan ▁facility . ▁The ▁state ▁said ▁that ▁Ryan ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁operation ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 5 . 4 ▁million ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁corre ctions ▁facility ▁but ▁would ▁cost ▁$ 2 3 ▁million ▁to ▁operate ▁per ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁re - entry ▁center . ▁The ▁state ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Par ole ▁Office ▁would ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁be ▁inside ▁the ▁Ryan ▁facility ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁T us cola ▁Res ident ial ▁Re - entry ▁program ▁previously ▁located ▁in ▁Car o ▁would ▁be ▁re located ▁to ▁Detroit . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁prison ▁had ▁ 3 6 5 ▁employees ; ▁the ▁change ▁would ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁to ▁ 1 5 7 , ▁because ▁the ▁par ole ▁office ▁would ▁house ▁prisoners ▁with ▁fewer ▁security ▁requirements . ▁The ▁state ▁planned ▁to ▁send ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁that ▁is ▁re - open ing ▁in ▁Mus k eg on , ▁the ▁Mus k eg on ▁Cor re ction al ▁Fac ility . ▁Russ ▁Mar lan , ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁M DOC , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁reason ▁for ▁the