9/18/2024

SAULT STE. MARIE - The Michigan Department of Corrections celebrated two new classes of graduates from the MDOC Officer Recruit Training Academy.  The Upper Peninsula Dave Shaver Recruit Academy Class graduation took place on Aug. 28 at Lake Superior State University and recognized 26 new officers. The Lower Peninsula Dave Shaver Recruit Academy Class graduation was held in Lansing on Sept. 13 at the Lansing Convention Center and recognized 155 new officers.  The new officers will help to reduce vacancies at facilities across the state.  The department is currently recruiting for the next Officer Recruit Training Academies which will begin on Sept. 30 in the Upper Peninsula and on Oct. 14 in the Lower Peninsula. Participants in the academies will earn a minimum starting pay of $21.50 per hour on their first day of class and will be eligible to make $68,500 per year, before overtime, plus benefits in as little as three and a half years.