Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Correction
November 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.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2020
Chaos At Indiana's Miami Prison Takes A Toll On Staff
One third of the Miami prison's staff positions are vacant, and since May, it has lost more than 30 employees every month.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Former Staff Say Turnover At Indiana Women's Prison Is Self-Inflicted
Staff retention is a long-standing issue within the Indiana Department of Correction. There are consistently hundreds of vacancies across the states 18 adult prisons. But the problem has gotten worse during the pandemic.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2020
Northern Indiana Prison On Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
After new coronavirus cases were found last week at the Miami Correctional Facility, a team from the Indiana State Department of Health visited the prison over the weekend to do rapid testing
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2020
National Guard Helps Operate Indiana Prison Amid COVID-19
Soldiers from the Indiana Army National Guard began working at the Miami Correctional Facility during the second week of August, said prison spokesman James Frye.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020
Indiana Prisons See August Spike In COVID-19 Cases
The August surge is concentrated in two facilities. The Putnamville Correctional Facility has seen 86 cases, and the New Castle Correctional Facility has 72 new cases.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2020
COVID Lockdown At Indiana Women’s Prison Eases, At Least For Now
The conditions have prompted health and fire safety concerns from advocates, politicians -- even employees -- especially in recent weeks as temperatures climbed.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020
Indiana Left It To County Courts To Release Prisoners During The COVID Crisis. Most Of Them Haven't.
Many governors have ordered the release of certain inmates to help with social distancing in prisons. In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb has resisted calls to do that, leaving it to county courts to depopulate prisons. Most of them haven't.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2020
Lawmakers Say Coronavirus Measures At Women's Prison Put Inmates At Risk
State Rep. Karlee Macer (D-Speedway) and State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) spoke outside the Indiana Women's Prison on Saturday to highlight safety concerns connected to the facility's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreJune 11, 2020
Indiana Requires 'High Risk' Prison Employees To Keep Working Amid COVID-19 Crisis
According to internal documents, Indiana broke with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance for prisons, which says that staff should self-quarantine for 14 days after close contact with an infected person.
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