Armani Shabazz, 26, had the gun in his coat when officers brought him inside the Egeler Reception and Guidance Center near Jackson, typically the first stop for people entering the state prison system, records show.
It’s not clear why the gun wasn’t discovered earlier. Records do not indicate if Shabazz was arrested and transported to Egeler by Corrections Department staff or another police agency, the Free Press reported.
“Staff at the facility are trained to identify contraband and responded appropriately once the item was discovered,” department spokeswoman Brianna Brugel. “The incident in question is currently being investigated and therefore we cannot comment further at this time.”
Records: Parole violator entered prison with gun in coat
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Michigan prisons near ‘herd immunity,’ but coronavirus variant poses new threat
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Update: This story has been revised with additional information and clarification provided by MDOC spokesman Chris Gautz.
Nowhere in Michigan has the prevalence of the coronavirus been as pervasive as it is among the prison population.
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) responded to rampant outbreaks with ongoing mass testing that reveals infection rates approaching what medical professionals refer to as herd immunity, the level of immunity that must exist before a virus has no available hosts and can die off.