Editing Standish, Michigan (section)

===Correctional Facility===
Standish is home to the state [[Standish Maximum Correctional Facility]], which operated from 1990 through 2009. In late 2009 the facility was briefly considered as a potential United States site for more than 220 prisoners to be relocated from the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], although neighbors and local residents expressed concern and opposition.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/08/04/2009-08-04_mich_prison_wants_the_gitmo_jailed.html Associated Press, "Michigan's Standish Maximum Correctional Facility wants prisoners from Guantanamo Bay"|work= Daily News|location=New York |date=4 August 2009]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8324579&page=1|title=Local Pols Welcome Gitmo Prisoners, Residents Say 'Not So Fast'|publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>Lynch-Morin, Kathryn. "[http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/09/standish_prison_no_longer_an_o.html Standish prison no longer an option for holding Guantanamo detainees]." ''[[Bay City News]]''. Monday September 28, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2010.</ref>  At the time, Michigan public officials, including both of its senators ([[Carl Levin]] and [[Debbie Stabenow]]) and governor [[Jennifer Granholm]], also objected to the idea.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/aug/06/kansas-senators-threaten-action-over-moving-detain/|title=Kansas senators threaten action over moving Guantanamo detainees to Leavenworth|work=LJWorld.com}}</ref>