Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC)

Position Overview: The Warden provides executive leadership and overall administrative direction for facility operations, ensuring compliance with departmental policies, administrative rules, and applicable standards governing security, safety, and the humane treatment of incarcerated individuals.

Key responsibilities include:​

• Development, oversight, and enforcement of facility policies and procedures

• Ensuring security operations, including regular inspection of buildings, grounds, security systems, firefighting equipment, and maintenance equipment

• Responding to prisoner grievances (Step II)

• Ensuring appropriate classification, housing, and programming of prisoners

• Developing and monitoring operating procedures to implement MDOC policy directives

• Oversight of facility leadership and staff, including a Deputy Warden, Captains, and supervisory personnel

• Collaboration with labor organizations, conducting disciplinary conferences, and initiating or directing corrective and disciplinary actions as appropriate

• Managing and overseeing the facility budget to ensure operations remain within allocated funding

• Representing the department and facility with external stakeholders, including the news media and representatives of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government

• Directing implementation of the mission, vision, and goals of the Michigan Department of Corrections and the facility

Questions: 517-930-3745 - Ashley Norton, Regional HR Manager | Michigan Department of Corrections – Central Office / FOA