Detroit Detention Center

Detroit Detention Center is a detention center located in eastern Detroit, Michigan. The facility, which operates as a central lockup for Detroit, is staffed by personnel from the Detroit Police Department and the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Type: Prison
Description: Prison in Michigan, United States
Also known as: “Mound Correctional Facility School”
Address: Detroit

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philetus W. Norris House and Coleman A. Young International Airport.

Philetus W. Norris House

House

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Philetus W. Norris House is located in Detroit, Michigan, near the corner of Mound Road and Davison Avenue. It was built in 1873 by Philetus W. Norris, who went on to become the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Philetus W. Norris House is situated 2,500 feet east of Detroit Detention Center.

Coleman A. Young International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Russ Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coleman A. Young International Airport is six miles northeast of downtown Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the City of Detroit. Coleman A. Young International Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Detroit Detention Center.

Hamtramck Disneyland

Hamtramck Disneyland is a yard of folk art located in Hamtramck, Michigan begun by a man named Dmytro Szylak. Work on the installation started in 1992 and came to be finished in 1999. Hamtramck Disneyland is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Detroit Detention Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krainz Woods and Conant Gardens.

Krainz Woods

Neighborhood

Krainz Woods is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood was named after Captain John Krainz Jr, a World War II hero from Detroit. The neighborhood was once home to Malcolm X, who lived on Keystone Street in the 1950s, and Spencer Haywood in the 1960s.

Conant Gardens

Neighborhood

Conant Gardens is a historically Black neighborhood in northeast Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood was once the most exclusive Black neighborhood in that city, and residents of Conant Gardens comprised the most highly educated Black enclave in Detroit.