Locate Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility Inmates

Handlon Prison Records

Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility, also identified by MDOC as MTU, is a Level II state prison at 1728 W. Bluewater Highway in Ionia. The current MDOC page names Warden Mindy Braman, gives the public and visiting email mdoc-handlon-public@michigan.gov, and lists telephone 616-527-3100. It opened in 1958, houses males age 18 and older, and is named after the prison's first warden.

Handlon is one of three open MDOC prisons mapped in Ionia County. It should not be described as a county jail or local booking center. New local arrests are processed at Ionia County Correctional Center, while Handlon houses sentenced prisoners placed by MDOC. A person who moved from a county case into state custody may appear in OTIS after reception, classification, and placement updates.

The MDOC Handlon facility page is the matched source for the facility image. It gives the facility identity and program emphasis drawn from MDOC.

The facility image belongs with MDOC prison lookup information. It is not a jail booking page or a local Ionia County custody roster.

Handlon Custody Population

The facility map lists Handlon as a Level II state prison. The current MDOC page does not publish a current population or rated capacity figure in the research material, so no live number should be invented. Level II is a state-prison security level for sentenced prisoners, not a county jail classification. Population questions should therefore be directed to MDOC resources, while individual custody status should be confirmed through OTIS.

Handlon's researched facility detail is program-heavy. MDOC describes a philosophy that ties GED completion and marketable skills to a better chance of becoming a contributing community member. The facility houses prisoners assigned to Adaptive Skills Residential Program for significant limitations in adaptive functioning due to developmental disability or chronic brain disorder. It also houses prisoners in Residential Treatment Program for mental-health needs that cannot be managed in general population.

Because the public sources do not give a current Handlon headcount, the safer records approach is to separate population scale from individual search. Population and capacity figures require MDOC or research-source confirmation. Individual prisoner location is checked through OTIS, where the current facility field shows whether the person is assigned to Handlon, another Ionia prison, parole, probation, or a discharged status that still falls inside the OTIS display window.

Handlon Inmate Search

Use MDOC OTIS for a Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility inmate search. OTIS is the statewide MDOC locator for people under current or recent state corrections jurisdiction. It can show prisoners, parolees, probationers, people transferred under interstate compact, escapees or absconders, and people discharged within the last three years. It is not a county jail roster and does not replace Ionia County Jail/Inmate Info for a recent arrest.

The current facility field is the key part of an OTIS profile for Handlon. If the profile lists Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility or MTU, use MDOC visit, mail, phone, and family information. If a search returns no state result and the person was recently arrested in Ionia County, use the county jail phone fallback and MiCOURT for charges after arrest. Court records and state prison profiles answer different questions.

1. Open OTIS and search by MDOC number for the cleanest match.
2. If no number is known, search by last name and first name, then narrow with age, sex, race, or status.
3. Open the matching profile and confirm the current facility.
4. Use MDOC facility rules once the profile shows Handlon custody.

Handlon Address and Contact

Use the Handlon contact information for facility questions, public inquiries, and visiting applications. The prison's phone and email are MDOC channels. County jail bond, county jail mail, and sheriff FOIA routes may still matter for old local records, but they do not control Handlon custody.

Handlon Visiting Schedule

Handlon visits follow MDOC statewide visitor approval and the facility's in-person schedule. The county jail's ICSolutions registration process does not apply. Housing status matters because segregation has a limited Thursday schedule, while all other housing has broader weekday and weekend blocks. Confirm approval, facility placement, and current housing before traveling.

The MDOC Handlon visiting schedule is the source for the captured visit blocks. It separates segregation from all other housing units.

The table below keeps the researched schedule in text form so readers can compare the two housing categories.

Handlon Mail and Money

Handlon mail, phone, and money procedures are state-prison procedures. Use MDOC family information and current facility instructions for approved mail format, phone setup, deposits, and account rules. Do not use Ionia County Correctional Center's postcard-only personal mail rule, jail lobby cashier rules, GovPay facility code Y70, or ICSolutions jail-video setup for Handlon unless MDOC separately directs it. Those are county jail channels.

Handlon Prison Programs

Handlon's MDOC page gives the facility a strong education and treatment identity. The philosophy statement says a prisoner who has completed GED and learned a marketable skill has a much better chance of becoming a contributing member of society. That program theme is specific to Handlon and should not be blurred into generic jail language.

The facility houses prisoners in the Adaptive Skills Residential Program for significant limitations in adaptive functioning tied to developmental disability or chronic brain disorder. It also houses prisoners in Residential Treatment Program for mental illness when needs cannot be managed in general population. The research file notes education, vocational, adaptive-skills, and residential-treatment programming as the main public-facing Handlon details. Those services are part of MDOC prison operations, not local Ionia County jail diversion or community-service programming.

Level II

MDOC security level used for Handlon's state-prison population.

OTIS

State offender lookup used to verify Handlon custody.

Adaptive Skills Residential Program

Residential program for prisoners with significant adaptive-functioning limitations.

Residential Treatment Program

Mental-health program for prisoners whose needs cannot be managed in general population.