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69-524: The Michigan State Prison was partly located within the township. Four smaller state institutions currently occupy the former state prison grounds within the township. The township is also the junction of four major highways: Interstate 94 , M-50 , M-60 and U.S. Route 127 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 31.90 square miles (82.62 km), of which 31.71 square miles (82.13 km)

138-502: A dormitory. In the older blocks, the cells were very small at only 7 feet (2.1 m) long, by 3 1 ⁄ 3 feet wide, by 6 1 ⁄ 2 feet high. In the newer blocks built in 1904, the cells measured 9 feet (2.7 m) × 5 1 ⁄ 2 feet × 7 feet (2.1 m). Women prisoners were confined at the Michigan State Prison up until 1852; there had been 10 female prisoners committed up until that date. During

207-418: A fence of tamarack poles, was built on 60 acres donated for that purpose inside the city limits of Jackson. In 1839 the first 35 prisoners were received. A permanent prison was built three years later. Beginning in the 1850s, Warden H.F. Hatch placed more emphasis on the education and rehabilitation of prisoners. By 1882, Michigan's First State Prison (1838–1934) had developed as the largest walled prison in

276-504: A general aviation facility. The 700-acre airport, equipped with an ILS system, is located just south of I-94 ( Airport Road exit #137). More than 100 general aviation aircraft are housed here, ranging from single-engine planes to business/corporate jet aircraft. The Airport is home to many related businesses, including the Jackson College Flight School, a restaurant, bar, and car rental. The Jackson Blues Festival

345-425: A guard and used his keys to release the other inmates in their wing. Damaging several wings and using the canteen for food, they held nine guards hostage at knifepoint for five days. The rioters wanted Prison Warden - retired Marine Corps General, Julian N. Frisbie , to agree to a list of eleven demands and that these be published in the local newspaper, and also asked for a personal guarantee of an investigation into

414-499: A large public middle school (The Middle School at Parkside). It has nine high schools: the public Jackson High School , East Jackson Secondary School (Public), Parma Western High School , and Northwest High School , T. A. Wilson Academy, Napoleon High School, and Vandercook Lake High School; and the private DaVinci Institute ( Charter ), Jackson Preparatory and Early College ( Charter ), and Jackson Christian School (Non-Denom), and Lumen Christi Catholic School (Catholic). The city

483-528: A line from Jackson to Lansing, Michigan . Norfolk Southern (NS) owns a yard in Jackson as well. The junction of I-94 and US 127 was built at Jackson. Reynolds Field at Jackson County Airport is the main airport for the city. It hosted commercial service, primarily under the North Central Airlines banner, until 1984. With the "Blue Goose" aircraft now gone, the airport today operates as

552-400: A number of modular housing units. That disturbance was quelled in late afternoon, and the facility was locked down for two months. As a result of the riot, two corrections officers and the deputy warden at the prison were fired. Also, fourteen corrections officers were suspended for their actions during the riot. The deputy dismissed was Willie Cason, deputy warden of the northside unit. He

621-469: A prison museum and was open to the public for tours. The museum was maintained as a part of Ella Sharp Museum and has since been closed. [2] The original 1842 site was used as a Michigan National Guard armory for some time, and now houses residential apartments as well as several art galleries and a bicycle cooperative . The first prison was built in Jackson, Michigan , and became the original nucleus of

690-439: A self-guided tour. Numerous railroad connections were constructed to Jackson, connecting it to many markets. The local invention of the duplex corset by Bortree helped make Jackson a center of corset manufacturing. By the early 20th century, as many as 16 manufacturers of women's corsets operated here; the majority of which were located on Cortland and Pearl streets. As elastics were adopted in manufacturing and fashions changed,

759-473: Is a 1902 JAXON. Today the auto parts industry remains one of the largest employers of skilled machine operators in Jackson County. The city was also an early site for the moped parts industry. In 1914 Macedonian immigrant George Todoroff founded the first "Coney Island restaurant" and created his famous Coney Island hot dog topping. His Coney Island restaurant was located directly in front of

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828-429: Is also home to institutions of adult and higher education: Jackson College (formerly Jackson Community College), Baker College , Career Quest Learning Centers , and Spring Arbor University . An additional 15 higher education institutions are within a one-hour drive of Jackson County . As of the census of 2010, there were 33,534 people, 13,294 households, and 7,872 families residing in the city. The population density

897-407: Is closely based on the Jackson riot. In 1975 inmate Dale Remling attempted a daring escape from the prison by flying out of the prison in a helicopter . Morris Colosky, a friend of Remling's, paid helicopter pilot Richard Jackson to fly him from Plymouth to Lansing. Five minutes into the flight, he pulled a knife on the pilot and told him to change his course and head towards Jackson . They flew to

966-521: Is held here annually in June. Jackson Area Transportation Authority operates ten routes Monday through Saturday out of a central station located downtown. Indian Trails and Greyhound Lines offer intercity service from the JATA station. In addition to the publicly funded JATA, there are four private taxicab companies operating in town. The City of Jackson Parks and Recreation Department includes: Some of

1035-428: Is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km) (0.60%) is water. Blackman Charter Township is in central Jackson County and is bordered to the south by the city of Jackson , the county seat . Ann Arbor is 35 miles (56 km) to the east, and Battle Creek is 40 miles (64 km) to the west, both by Interstate 94. Lansing , the state capital, is 35 miles (56 km) to the north via US-127. It encompasses most of

1104-635: Is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248. Founded in 1829, it was named after President Andrew Jackson . Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in Jackson in 1838 and remains in operation. For the longest time, the city was known as the "birthplace of the Republican Party " when politicians met in Jackson in 1854 to argue against

1173-722: The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC), and the Parnall Correctional Facility (SMT). The city levies an income tax of 1 percent on residents and 0.5 percent on nonresidents. Federally, Jackson is located in Michigan's 5th congressional district , represented by Republican Tim Walberg . Jackson is served by Jackson Public Schools . The Jackson urbanized area is home to approximately 16 elementary public schools, as well as about 16 private or parochial schools. It also has

1242-494: The Cooper Street Correctional Facility which is the common point for processing of all male state prisoners about to discharge, parole, or enter a community center or the camp program. The first permanent structure was constructed in Jackson in 1842. In 1926, the prison was relocated to a new building, and soon became the largest walled prison in the world with nearly 6,000 inmates. The prison

1311-808: The Michigan Central Railroad Jackson Depot on East Michigan Avenue is the nation's oldest train station in continuous active use. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Jackson, operating its Wolverine three times daily in each direction between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan , via Detroit. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases, in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment, are allowed on board as carry-ons. Jackson and Lansing Railroad (JAIL) owns

1380-547: The survey township T2S R1W. The township is drained by the Grand River , which flows from south to north through the township center, and its tributaries. Rod Mills Park is located in Blackman Township and includes hiking trails, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a playground area, picnic tables and grills. As of the census of 2000, there were 22,800 people, 6,658 households, and 4,187 families residing in

1449-495: The 1840s and later supporting the temperance and the civil rights movement . St. Paul's Episcopal Church was also founded in 1839. The congregation's first church building, constructed in 1840, was replaced by a Romanesque Revival building in 1853; it is one of the oldest Episcopal Church structures in southern Michigan. Constructed in 1857, St. John's the Evangelist Church is the oldest Roman Catholic church in

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1518-716: The Annex of the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center Annex (RGC) and the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (JMF). One of the closed cell blocks at JMF has been adapted and re-opened as the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum . The other facilities in the complex, including two in the old walled building, remain open: the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility (JCF), the Cooper Street Correctional Facility (JCS),

1587-668: The Duplex Corset, in 1875. Within five years, production rose from 50,000 to 300,000 corsets per year. "The Biggest" Founded in 1884, the Jackson Corset Co. became the largest manufacturer of corset and waist garments in the US. Located at 209-215 W. Cortland St., they employed almost 300 people by 1895. "Woman-Owned" The Coronet Corset Manufactory opened in 1880 at 146 W. Main St. and later moved to 131-133 W. Pearl St. Coronet had

1656-492: The Jackson area in August 1829 with his brother Russell. Together they cleared land and built a cabin at what would become the corner of Ingham and Trail streets. The town was first called Jacksonopolis. Later, it was renamed Jacksonburgh. Finally in 1838, the town's name was changed to simply Jackson. Jackson is one of the birthplaces of the Republican Party . The first official meeting of the group that called itself "Republican"

1725-672: The Jackson area offer their own version of the Coney Island hot dog, or just "coney" as referred to by local residents. Jackson's version of the coney dog is distinctly different from those featured in Detroit-area Coney Island restaurants or other Coney Island restaurants throughout Michigan and the Midwest. In 2014 Todoroff's Coney Island celebrated its centenary. The legislature authorized Michigan's first state prison in 1838. A temporary wooden prison, enclosed by

1794-425: The age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age in

1863-406: The age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, 29.7% of the population was under

1932-459: The age of 18, 9.8% was from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,294, and the median income for a family was $ 39,072. Males had a median income of $ 31,957 versus $ 23,817 for females. The per capita income for

2001-401: The average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 172.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 191.2 males. The median income for a household in

2070-473: The cell blocks at the prison and set fire to many parts of the prison. Two hundred corrections officers and 165 local law enforcement officers worked to keep the riot under control. When it was finally ended without loss of life, the riot had lasted for almost 11 hours. The prison was locked down over the weekend, but once the lock down was lifted, prisoners from the North complex of the facility rioted, burning down

2139-494: The city has a total area of 10.98 square miles (28.44 km ), of which 10.86 square miles (28.13 km ) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km ) (1.09%) is water. Restructuring in heavy industry in the mid-20th century caused a decline in jobs and population in many industrial cities, including Jackson. There are three major private employers in the city. CMS Energy provides natural gas and electrical services to much of Michigan and has its international headquarters in

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2208-562: The city in Blackman Township . In 1926, 625 prisoners were moved from the old prison to cell block one of the new penitentiary. The name of the prison was changed to the State Prison of Southern Michigan in 1935. The new prison was built on 3,469 acres (14.04 km ) with an enclosed area of 57.6 acres (233,000 m ). The prison was enclosed by a concrete wall that was 33.9 feet (10.3 m) high. The wall stretched around

2277-474: The city was $ 15,230. About 15.2% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over. Jackson has a number of notable historic churches, several of which were established prior to the American Civil War . The First Baptist Church was established in 1839; the present building, a Romanesque Revival structure,

2346-405: The city was 32.2 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 36,316 people, 14,210 households, and 8,668 families residing in the city. The population density

2415-649: The city's numerous factories, which saw its population increase significantly. On July 3, 1829, Horace Blackman, accompanied by Alexander Laverty, a land surveyor, and Pewytum , an Indian guide, forded the Grand River and made camp for the night at a site now marked as Trail and N. Jackson Street. They arrived there along a well-traveled Native American trail leading west from Ann Arbor . Blackman had hired Laverty and Pewytum to guide him west. Returning to Ann Arbor and Monroe , Blackman registered his claim for 160 acres (65 ha) at two dollars an acre. He returned to

2484-418: The city, has been one of North America's premier custom-molded rubber specialists since 1969. The company employs over 35 people, providing components for the aerospace, automotive and defense industries. Jackson's state prison complex includes the first state prison building, which was expanded and became known as the largest walled prison in the world. Portions of the prison complex closed in 2007, including

2553-482: The city. It was established as a mission in 1836 to serve a congregation that was originally predominately Irish immigrants. Given the following waves of Catholic immigrants from other countries, its congregation today is more diverse. St. Mary Star of the Sea was established in 1881 as Jackson's second Catholic church. The present building, a limestone Romanesque structure built between 1923 and 1926, incorporates elements of

2622-493: The city. The enclosed area of the old prison was about 20 acres (81,000 m ). Almost from the beginning, the old prison was chronically overcrowded. In 1876, the problem was mitigated when new prisons were erected in Marquette and Ionia ; this only somewhat eased the overcrowding. Throughout its history, new buildings were added continuously. At its peak capacity, the prison housed around 2,200 inmates in four cell blocks and

2691-598: The city. The next two major employers are Henry Ford Health (formerly Foote Hospital ) and the Eaton Corporation . Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. (MACI) is the largest manufacturer in Jackson County and its fourth-largest individual employer. In February 2009 it began offering voluntary buyouts to its workers, in reaction to the slowing economy during the financial crisis. Family-owned food manufacturer and distributor Dawn Foods has been based in Jackson since 1920. Jackson Flexible Products, just outside

2760-562: The complaints by the Governor of Michigan , G. Mennen Williams . In all, 2,600 inmates participated, doing $ 2.5 million ($ 28,700,000 in current dollar terms) worth of damage. The episode came to an end when officials agreed to publication, to allow outside inspectors and not to punish the participants. However, the leaders were eventually indicted for conspiracy and the demands remained largely unmet. The 1954 film Riot in Cell Block 11

2829-461: The conditions Souders went through were "torture." Jackson, Michigan Jackson is the only city in, and seat of government of, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2020 census , the city population was 31,309. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127 , it is approximately 65 miles (105 km) east of Kalamazoo , 75 miles (121 km) west of Detroit and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing . Jackson

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2898-606: The corset industry quickly declined. The majority of the corset manufacturers in Jackson closed their doors by 1920. Only three of the original corset companies survived past the 1920s, by changing their production to therapeutic and prosthetic support garments and devices. "The First" Moses Bortree founded the Bortree Corset Company, the first corset manufacturer outside of New York, in 1868 at 112 W. Cortland. Founded to make crinoline skirts and bustles (hoop skirts!), they began manufacturing Bortree's newest creation,

2967-548: The distinction of being run by the first and only female president, Mrs. C.A. McGee, who invented and patented the Coronet Corset. Sources: The History of Business and Industry in Jackson, Michigan by the Ella Sharp Museum, 1993 (available at Jackson District Library) and recent Jackson Citizen Patriot stories (available at http://www.mlive.com/Jackson/ ). According to the United States Census Bureau ,

3036-449: The entire prison, with parts joined at the ends of the cell houses. There were 12 watch towers and 16 cellblocks. Inmates were housed in 2,090 inside cells, 2,072 medium security cells, 1,312 outside cells, and 268 quarantine and detention cells, for a total of 5,742 cells. All of the cells were 10 feet (3.0 m) long, by 6 feet (1.8 m) wide, by 7 1 ⁄ 2 feet high. In April 1952, two maximum-security prisoners overpowered

3105-615: The expansion of slavery, although the political party now formally recognizes its birthplace as being Ripon, Wisconsin . Nevertheless, the Republican Party's earliest history dates back to Jackson and is commemorated by a plaque in the city's Under the Oaks City Park, which has since been visited by numerous Republican presidents. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jackson became an early automotive manufacturing center that attracted southerners and immigrants to

3174-430: The first place of worship for African Americans in Jackson County. Late 19th-century immigrants included Jews from Germany and eastern Europe. Jackson is home to Temple Beth Israel , a Reform synagogue founded in 1862 by German Jewish immigrants . From the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, Jackson was a major railway hub and for over a century has been known as the crossroads of Michigan. Today

3243-408: The first year after the prison was opened, 35 inmates were admitted, of whom seven managed to escape over the walls. The first mass break happened in 1840. Ten convicts overpowered two of the guards and broke free from the prison walls. They fled to Spring Arbor where they ran into a farmer, James Videto. He attempted to stop them, but the inmates took Videto's shotgun, beat him with it and left him on

3312-518: The original prison site on Cooper Street are available through the Original Jackson Historic Prison Tours . A closed, fully intact cell block at the modern prison in Blackman Township was operated as the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum from 2014-2019. Independently operated by the accredited Ella Sharp Museum , this was the only museum where visitors could enter a closed cell block on the grounds of an active prison for

3381-868: The outskirts of town, became known as "Under the Oaks". Before Detroit began building cars on assembly lines in 1910, Jackson factories were making parts for cars and putting them together. By 1910, the auto industry had become Jackson's main industry. More than 20 different brands of cars were once made in Jackson, including: Reeves , Jaxon, Jackson , CarterCar , Orlo , Whiting, Butcher and Gage; Buick , Janney, Globe, Steel Swallow, C.V.I., Imperial , Ames-Dean, Cutting , Standard Electric, Duck, Briscoe, Argo, Hollier, Hackett, Marion-Handly, Gem, Earl, Wolverine, and Kaiser-Darrin. Ye Ole Carriage Shop in Spring Arbor displays more than 60 antique and classic cars, including five one-and-onlys and 16 made in Jackson. One of these

3450-445: The parish's first church as well as stained glass windows, marble altars and communion rails imported from Italy and Austria. The first and only Eastern Orthodox Church is St. Demetrius Orthodox Church, founded in 1958. Among the modern churches in the town is Westwinds Community Church , a non-denominational, evangelical Christian church. Founded in 1865 in a blacksmith shop, Community Jackson African Methodist Episcopal Church became

3519-458: The parks include: JAX 60 Lanes in Jackson has hosted multiple professional ten-pin bowling events for the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour. On July 16–23, 2023, the center hosted the inaugural PBA50 World Series of Bowling. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to

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3588-410: The population. There were 6,658 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and

3657-451: The prison and landed in the yard where they picked up Remling. They then flew six miles (10 km) away to where two getaway cars were located. Once on the ground, Remling sprayed mace in the pilot's eyes to disable him, but he still managed to fly the helicopter and follow one of the cars while radioing for help. The car was caught by police only a few minutes later. The original escapee got away but surrendered himself to authorities over

3726-422: The prison was divided, starting in 1988, into four distinct prisons, still in Jackson : the Parnall Correctional Facility which is a minimum-security prison; the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility where prisoners can finish their general education; the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center which is the common point of processing for all male state prisoners sentenced to any Michigan prison ; and

3795-463: The railroad station on East Michigan Avenue and was open 24 hours. The restaurant proved to be a popular dining option for rail passengers. Over the course of 31 years, Todoroff sold more than 17 million Coney Island hot dogs. Today two Coney Island restaurants unaffiliated with Todoroff's are located in a building near the train station on East Michigan Avenue, Virginia Coney Island and Jackson Coney Island. In addition, several area restaurants throughout

3864-484: The riot lasted for six days. On the sixth day, the 90 or so inmates who were leading the riot were beaten and the riot eventually came to an end, but not until after the governor had called in the National Guard . Despite additions to the old prison, it was evident that eventually a new prison would need to be built. In 1924, a new prison with a capacity of 5,280 inmates was built three miles (5 km) north of

3933-413: The road. After a few days, George Norton, the leader of the escape, was killed by another farmer. All but two of the rest of the convicts were eventually caught. On September 1, 1912, a riot that is described by many as the worst riot in the prison's history began. The first sign of trouble was when inmates started throwing plates against the walls of the dining halls. Many fights followed after this and

4002-408: The soft restraints three days later, prison guards restrained him on a concrete slab. Souders went through the days being restrained in a cell lying naked in his own urine with temperatures rising higher than 100 degrees. After the incident, prison officials made a change to restraint policies so that misbehaving inmates could only be shackled for a maximum of six hours. A federal judge later said that

4071-432: The township was $ 40,286, and the median income for a family was $ 47,966. Males had a median income of $ 36,482 versus $ 26,795 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 18,708. About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. The Michigan Department of Corrections operates several correctional facilities in

4140-434: The township. The population density was 716.6 inhabitants per square mile (276.7/km). There were 6,921 housing units at an average density of 217.5 per square mile (84.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 79.46% White , 17.24% African American , 0.38% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.10% from other races , and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of

4209-540: The township. They include the Cooper Street Correctional Facility , the Cotton Correctional Facility , the Charles Egeler Reception & Guidance Center (reception center for new male prisoners), and the Parnall Correctional Facility . Michigan State Prison Michigan State Prison or Jackson State Prison , which opened in 1839, was the first prison in Michigan. After 150 years,

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4278-437: The weekend at a bar just north of Jackson. On May 22, 1981, prisoners assaulted and seriously injured two corrections officers in Cell Block 4. The following morning, staff requested a shakedown of the facility. The administration refused and staff initiated an unauthorized lockdown. Those prisoners that had not been secured rebelled at 10:00 in the morning. Around 800 inmates from the maximum-security block took over two of

4347-474: The world. Within its walls, the factories and surrounding farms, manned by cheap inmate labor, made Jackson one of the leading industrial cities in the nation. In 1934 a new prison was completed just north of Jackson's city limit in Blackman Township; it took all of the state prisoners. The historic building is now used as an artists' resident community, known as the Armory Arts Village. Tours of

4416-459: Was 3,085.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,191.1/km ). There were 15,457 housing units at an average density of 1,422.0 per square mile (549.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 71.4% White , 20.4% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 1.6% from other races , and 5.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 5.3% of the population. There were 13,294 households, of which 35.8% had children under

4485-497: Was 3,274.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,264.4/km ). There were 15,241 housing units at an average density of 1,374.4 per square mile (530.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 73.87% White , 19.70% Black or African American , 0.56% Native American , 0.51% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.65% from other races , and 3.67% from two or more races. 4.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,210 households, out of which 33.7% had children under

4554-477: Was dedicated in March 1872. The First Congregational Church is housed in a monumental Romanesque Revival building constructed in 1859. A basement was added after the structure had been in operation for several years. In 1871 the building was raised eight feet to accommodate lower-level classrooms. Its congregation has actively participated in local social reform efforts, becoming part of the antislavery movement in

4623-504: Was dismissed because it was discovered that he had prior knowledge that the riot might happen after the earlier riot. In 2006, an inmate's death at the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility gained national attention. Timothy Joe Souders died on August 6, 2006, after spending four days in a segregation cell. Souders, who suffered from a severe mental disorder, was originally transferred to the segregation cell and placed in soft restraints on July 31 for disobeying orders. After he broke out of

4692-446: Was held in Jackson on July 6, 1854. A Michigan historical marker at what is now the northwest corner of Second and Franklin streets in Jackson commemorates an anti-slavery county convention held that day. Meeting outside to avoid a hot, overcrowded hall, the group ultimately selected a slate of candidates for state elections. The marker identifies this as the birth of the Republican Party. The site, an oak grove on "Morgan's Forty", then on

4761-427: Was renamed the State Prison of Southern Michigan in 1935. Beginning in 1988, the prison was carved up into several correctional facilities. The Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (JMF), which contained the heart of the 1926 prison structure, was finally closed on November 17, 2007. [1] After JMF was closed, much of the prison remains open however, 7 Block, which used to be quarantine, has been closed and changed into

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