Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center is a quarantine facility responsible for the intake processing of male inmates sentenced to the Michigan Department of Corrections. It is located in Jackson, Michigan, and has a maximum capacity of 1,382 inmates.
Prisoners with new commitments, parole violators, and youthful offenders are received at this facility for assessments, screening, and classification before they are transferred into the general population of another facility in the state.
RCG sits on 53 acres and houses the 152-bed Duane L. Waters Health Center. The Reception and Guidance Center contains three separate units: RGC Main Complex houses quarantine prisoners pending completion of their reception center processing, C Unit houses minimum-security prisoners primarily with medical issues, and Duane L. Waters Health Center provides medical services to male and female prisoners throughout the Michigan Department of Corrections and includes telemedicine support services, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment.
Prisoners receive a variety of psychological, medical, educational, and security classification evaluations upon arrival at RGC. Prisoners are all medically screened by professionally trained correctional health care staff during the intake process. Inmates are subjected to twelve days of intake processing prior to being classified for transfer to a general population facility capable of meeting their medical, program, and security needs. The average length of stay at RGC is 30 to 45 days. Prisoners with significant medical needs or prisoners involved in parole revocation hearings are held at the facility until their medical or due process concerns are resolved.
The perimeter of the facility is protected by a double chain link fence equipped with a non-lethal stun fence, RB Tech, and concertina wire. A perimeter security vehicle is utilized for security reasons when necessary.
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Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Because Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center is responsible for intake processing, and because inmates are at the facility for six weeks or less, they do not allow the inmates to have visits from family and friends.
Physical Address
Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
3855 Cooper St.
Jackson, MI 49201-7547
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General Phone Number
(517) 780-5600
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name and DOC Number
Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center
3855 Cooper St.
Jackson, MI 49201-7547
How to Call an Inmate
Inmates at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones and are allowed to make monitored outgoing calls during approved hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Michigan, please click here.
How to Send Money
You can send money to an inmate at Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center via the GTL ConnectNetwork with their Trust Fund service.
After creating a ConnectNetwork account and selecting Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center and your inmate to add to your account, you can deposit money into his Trust Fund (commissary) account at any time. Deposit amounts vary, but the most common denominations are between $10 and $100. All funds appear on the inmate’s account quickly, efficiently, and accurately.
While using this website is the easiest and fastest way to make a Trust Fund deposit, there are several different payment options available. Note: all Trust Fund deposits are final; there are no refunds issued.
Programs For Inmates
Because inmates are only at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center for six weeks or less and spend their time going through intake, there is no inmate programming available at this facility.
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