Edmond v. Department of Corrections

This is an original mandamus action in the Court of Appeals brought by an inmate of the state prison at Jackson. GCR 1963, 714.1(1). He seeks a writ of mandamus directing defendant Michigan Department of Corrections to strike from his prison records a detainer based on criminal charges now pending in Florida.* 1

Both Michigan and Florida are parties to the "Interstate Agreement on Detainers” (the Agreement). MCLA 780.601 et seq.; MSA 4.147(1) et seq.; FSA 941.45 et seq. The Agreement provides procedures whereby officials in State A can obtain temporary custody of a prisoner serving a sentence…