ention ▁center ." ▁Mar lan ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁too ▁expensive ▁to ▁re - open ▁M ound ▁and ▁convert ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁par ole ▁viol ator ▁facility ▁so ▁M DOC ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁Anderson ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁more ▁sense ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁par ole ▁facility ▁at ▁M ound ▁instead ▁of ▁at ▁Ryan . ▁Bell ▁said ▁" A ▁Facebook ▁page ▁for ▁Michigan ▁Cor re ctions ▁Organ ization ▁members , ▁the ▁prison ▁system ' s ▁largest ▁union , ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁compla ints ▁Th urs day ▁afternoon ▁about ▁the ▁dis ruption ▁the ▁changes ▁will ▁bring ▁to ▁workers ' ▁lives , ▁and ▁predictions ▁that ▁the ▁claimed ▁effic ien cies ▁will ▁not ▁material ize ." ▁ ▁Fac ility ▁The ▁prison ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁eastern ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁K rain z ▁Wood s ▁community . ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁located ▁off ▁of ▁Ryan ▁Road , ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁area ▁that ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Det ention ▁Center . ▁The ▁Re entry ▁Center ▁and ▁M ound ▁share ▁maintenance ▁and ▁w are house ▁functions . ▁The ▁prison , ▁as ▁a ▁re - entry ▁center , ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁ 4 0 0 ▁short ▁term ▁sl ots ▁for ▁par ole ▁viol ators ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 ▁resident ial ▁re - entry ▁sl ots ▁for ▁par ole es . ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁room ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁ 4 0 0 ▁par ole es ▁or ▁par ole ▁viol ators