The first Detroit House of Correction opened in 1861 near Detroit's Eastern Market.

In 1919, the city of Detroit purchased approximately 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Plymouth Township and Northville Township for approximately US$30 (equivalent to $433.53 in 2018) an acre to house a new Detroit House of Correction.
A prison camp, with inmates sleeping in tents, was opened in 1920.
A permanent US$2,500,000 (equivalent to $37,495,020 in 2018) maximum security facility was completed in 1930.

The city of Detroit sold a portion of the complex to the Michigan Department of Corrections in 1979 for US$1,600,000 (equivalent to $5,523,338 in 2018), and the remainder of the facility to the department in 1986 for US$6,700,000 (equivalent to $15,313,995 in 2018).
The facility was then renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure.
The 1930 building closed and has sat abandoned since.

In the late 1980s, the warden of the facility took bribes in return for favors from inmates.

The facility closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti.

In January 2002, Kojaian Management Corporation purchased the property for US$50,000,000 (equivalent to $69,648,474 in 2018).
The first Detroit House of Correction opened in 1861 near Detroit's Eastern Market.
In 1919, the city of Detroit purchased approximately 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Plymouth Township and Northville Township for approximately US$30 (equivalent to $433.53 in 2018) an acre to house a new Detroit House of Correction. A prison camp, with inmates sleeping in tents, was opened in 1920. A permanent US$2,500,000 (equivalent to $37,495,020 in 2018) maximum security facility was completed in 1930.
The city of Detroit sold a portion of the complex to the Michigan Department of Corrections in 1979 for US$1,600,000 (equivalent to $5,523,338 in 2018), and the remainder of the facility to the department in 1986 for US$6,700,000 (equivalent to $15,313,995 in 2018). The facility was then renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure. The 1930 building closed and has sat abandoned since.
In the late 1980s, the warden of the facility took bribes in return for favors from inmates.
The facility closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti.
In January 2002, Kojaian Management Corporation purchased the property for US$50,000,000 (equivalent to $69,648,474 in 2018).
Detroit House of Correction