Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Correction
February 8, 2022
Lawmakers aim to roll back major pillar of criminal justice reform
The reversal comes as a lack of a local mental health and addiction treatment resources have left county jails overcrowded.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022
Coronavirus: House passes vaccine mandate bill, Indiana eclipses 1.5 million COVID-19 cases
The Indiana House votes to effectively ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sending it to the Senate. Indiana hits one year since it fully vaccinated its first resident. And Indiana surpassed 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, with some early signs of slowing.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2022
Current COVID surge also affecting Indiana prisons
In early January, fewer than 100 incarcerated people had the virus. As of Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Correction reported 571 positive cases.
Read MoreApril 2, 2021
New Warden Named At Indiana Women's Prison
LaShelle Turner was promoted to run the Indianapolis facility, according to an internal Department of Correction announcement.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2021
Indiana High Court Splits Over Revealing Execution Drugs
A 2-2 split among Indiana Supreme Court justices leaves in place a lower court ruling that ordered the prison agency to release the information.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021
Guard Killed, Another Wounded In Stabbing At Indiana Prison
An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at the maximum-security prison where he's serving a 130-year sentence.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2021
Indiana Women's Prison Warden Retires Amid Review Of Operations
The change comes after the state corrections department began a "comprehensive review of all IWP operations" last month.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021
State To Conduct 'Comprehensive Review' Of Indiana Women's Prison
The Indiana Department of Correction will conduct a "comprehensive review" of the Indiana Women's Prison, according to an email sent to staff.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2020
Violence Is A Growing Problem At Indiana's Miami Prison, Data Show
Former Miami Correctional Facility employees tell Side Effects Public Media that the prison is out of control. Data from the Miami County Central Dispatch reinforce that image.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2020
Study Measures Impact Of Reading And Creative Writing On Communication And Problem-Solving Skills
The Indiana Prison Writers Workshop offers sessions studying the works of renowned authors. Staci Rising is the Program Manager at the Center for Health & Justice Research at the IU Public Policy Institute, and she spoke with WFY's Terri Dee.
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