2022 MCO Coloring Contest!!!
Click any of the images below to download and print a coloring page and entry form: Please submit all completed coloring pages and entry forms to Austin Brown.
COVID-19 information from MCO
Below are updates from MCO concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, going back to March 31. For more information and the latest updates, dues-paying members may join our Facebook group. For the […]
Report COVID-related use of leave time or lost time here
Fill out this form if you have been forced to use your leave time, or went into lost time, for quarantine or for a positive COVID-19 test. Also info on workers’ comp.
Baraga Corrections Officer Joseph Perala Announced as the 2026 MDOC Officer of the Year
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. […]
In Memoriam: Josephine McCallum and George Haight
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 […]
MCO 2026 Scholarships
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 […]
2026 Corrections Officer of The Year Five Finalists!
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- […]
Letter to Director Washington 1/15/2026
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 […]