LANSING, Mich. – Joseph Perala, a Corrections Officer at the Baraga Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula, has been named the 2026 Michigan Department of Corrections Officer of the Year. […]
This week, we are honoring two Michigan corrections officers who died in the line of duty. Josephine McCallum was murdered on March 24, 1987 at the former State Prison of […]
Our MCO Scholarship Program will award 20 scholarships of $750 each to children of MCO members who will be enrolled in college this fall. Deadline: May 1. Click HERE for the […]
Congratulations to the five finalists for the 2026 Corrections Officer of the Year award! We wish all of them good luck as they enter the final selection process. Brent Ploetz- […]
Director Washington, On behalf of the MCO membership, I want to address our concerns with the increasingly dangerous conditions that are occurring daily because of the Department’s lack of adequate […]