▁move ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁space ▁for ▁par ole ▁viol ators ▁to ▁Detroit ▁so ▁that , ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁viol ation , ▁the ▁state ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁release ▁them ▁anyway ▁or ▁to ▁transport ▁them ▁to ▁Jackson . ▁Detroit ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁par ole es ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁correction al ▁system . ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁S . ▁Anderson , ▁a ▁Michigan ▁state ▁sen ator ▁from ▁West land , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁should ▁not ▁proceed ▁because ▁the ▁prisoners ▁would ▁become ▁discipline ▁problems ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁far ▁for ▁family ▁members ▁to ▁come ▁visit ▁them . ▁Anderson ▁called ▁the ▁plan ▁" another ▁attack ▁on ▁Detroit ." ▁Anderson ▁further ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁prison ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁efficient ▁pr isons ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁prison ▁system ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁new est . ▁Mar lan ▁said ▁that ▁because ▁the ▁prison ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁prison ▁houses ▁fewer ▁prisoners , ▁its ▁operating ▁costs ▁are ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁Mus k eg on ▁prison . ▁ ▁Daw son ▁Bell ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁said ▁that ▁"[ t ] he ▁announ cement ▁was ▁never theless ▁gre et ed ▁with ▁ske ptic ism ▁by ▁some ▁department ▁employees ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁reports ▁earlier ▁this ▁week ▁that ▁Ryan ▁might ▁remain ▁open ▁as ▁a ▁prison , ▁while ▁the ▁sh utter ed ▁M ound ▁Fac ility ▁next ▁door ▁was ▁converted ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁par ole e ▁det