Cooper Street Inmate Overview
Cooper Street Correctional Facility, often shown by MDOC as JCS, is one of the state prison facilities that makes Jackson County more than a two-jail county. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections at 3100 Cooper St. in Jackson. The research identifies Michelle Floyd as warden, the public phone as 517-780-6175, and the public or visiting email as mdoc-cooperstreet-public@michigan.gov. The facility opened in 1997 and serves males age 18 and older.
This is state prison custody. That point matters for records searches. Jackson County's sheriff-operated Wesley Street Jail and Chanter Road Jail handle local jail custody, but Cooper Street records belong to MDOC. Use MDOC OTIS for a Cooper Street inmate lookup. OTIS covers prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders, and offenders recently discharged from MDOC supervision. It does not cover county jail-only cases, city lockups, or people arrested but not yet sentenced to the state prison system.
The MDOC Cooper Street facility page is the source for the prison-specific facts used here. The image below is from that official MDOC facility page.
Use the facility page for prison contact and program context, then use OTIS for a named prisoner search and current MDOC status.
Cooper Street Prison Capacity
MDOC describes Cooper Street as a Secure Level I facility. The facility map and MDOC research state that the former Michigan Parole Camp was expanded with increased security and a capacity of 1,752 beds. Cooper Street also functions as a release facility for prisoners nearing parole, discharge, or transfer to community center placement. That makes the facility different from a standard reception prison or a county jail. Its work is tied to state sentence status, transition planning, and release preparation.
Jackson County searches often start with a jail question, but a person at Cooper Street has moved into the state correctional system. If a Jackson arrest led to a prison sentence, the custody trail can shift from jail phone calls and court records to OTIS, the MDOC facility page, and state prison visiting rules.
Look Up Cooper Street Inmates
For Cooper Street Correctional Facility inmate search, start with OTIS rather than a county roster. OTIS can be searched by MDOC number or name. A result may show the person's MDOC number, status, location, offense, sentence information, supervision dates, and a photograph when MDOC has one available. MDOC notes that some photos may be missing and that OTIS is not a full criminal-history search.
- Open MDOC OTIS and choose the offender search fields that match the information available.
- Search by MDOC number when known, or use last name and first name for a broader Cooper Street inmate lookup.
- Review the result for current status and location. Confirm that the location is Cooper Street Correctional Facility before using facility contacts.
- Use court records or county jail contacts only for the earlier arrest, charging, or local booking stage. Those systems do not replace OTIS for state prison custody.
| Lookup channel | Use it for | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| MDOC OTIS | Cooper Street prisoners and MDOC supervision records | Excludes county jail and city lockup-only cases |
| Jackson County jail information | Recent local arrests before state commitment | Not the Cooper Street roster |
| MiCOURT Case Search | Charges and court events after an arrest | Not a prison location tool |
Cooper Street Address and Contact
Questions about a specific Cooper Street prisoner should be routed through MDOC channels and the facility's public contact points. Do not call the Jackson County booking desk for routine Cooper Street status unless the question concerns an earlier local jail booking. The state facility can answer general facility questions, while OTIS remains the public lookup tool for status and location.
Cooper Street Correctional Facility (JCS)
3100 Cooper St.
Jackson, MI 49201
517-780-6175
Public/visiting email: mdoc-cooperstreet-public@michigan.gov
Cooper Street Visiting Rules
MDOC prison visits are facility-specific. Visitors generally use MDOC visiting applications and the current MDOC visiting schedule for the facility. For Cooper Street, the research did not capture exact day-by-day visiting hours, so the most accurate path is the MDOC in-person visiting schedules index and the Cooper Street public email. That approach is safer than relying on a copied schedule that may have changed.
| Step | Cooper Street visiting action | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | Use MDOC visitor approval rules before planning an in-person prison visit. | MDOC visiting process |
| Schedule | Check the current Cooper Street schedule in the MDOC schedule index. | MDOC schedule index |
| Confirm | Email or call the facility before travel when custody, unit, or schedule status matters. | Cooper Street public contact |
Note: Confirm Cooper Street custody and visiting status with MDOC before travel, since prison schedules and housing status can change.
Cooper Street Mail and Money
The research file did not locate a Cooper Street-specific money vendor, deposit fee schedule, or full mail format. That means no fee should be guessed. For mail, phone, approved property, and deposits, use the current MDOC prison rules and Cooper Street contacts. State prison communication rules differ from Jackson County jail rules, which use SmartJailMail and a Florida mail-processing center for the local jail system. Cooper Street is not part of that county jail mail setup.
| Service | Cooper Street detail |
|---|---|
| Use current MDOC prisoner mail rules and confirm required format with the facility. | |
| Phone | Use MDOC prison phone procedures, not Jackson County jail phone rules. |
| Money deposits | No Cooper Street-specific fee table was located in the research; confirm through MDOC. |
Cooper Street SAI Program
Cooper Street is also tied to Special Alternative Incarceration, known as SAI. The research describes SAI as a structured 90-day correctional option for eligible nonviolent offenders. It uses a paramilitary environment, cognitive programming, substance use treatment, and reentry phases. That makes Cooper Street unusual among Jackson County custody pages because the facility is both a Level I prison and a site connected to a short, structured state correctional option.
Programs listed for Cooper Street include ABE, GED, higher education through Jackson College, MSU Inside-Out, University of Michigan programming, religious organizations, PAWS for a Cause, a garden program, veterans programming, Men of Merit, substance abuse treatment, employment readiness, pre-release work, MSAPP, VPP, and Thinking for a Change. These programs should not be read as proof that a named prisoner is enrolled. OTIS can show custody status and location, but program assignment must be confirmed through appropriate MDOC channels.
Cooper Street and County Jail
A Cooper Street inmate lookup is not the same as a Jackson County jail search. Wesley Street Jail and Chanter Road Jail are sheriff-operated local jail buildings for pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, and other local custody categories. Cooper Street is a state prison. If the person was just arrested in Jackson County, start with the jail information line or booking desk and then court records. If the person was sentenced to MDOC or is on state supervision, shift to OTIS.
For local booking questions, the county jail records page is the better fit. For sentenced prison custody, Cooper Street belongs in the MDOC track. That split prevents one common error: treating a state prison facility page like a public county jail roster. Cooper Street does not publish a county-style current inmate roster through the sheriff, and Jackson County's public-safety page points state custody searches to OTIS.