Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Correction
February 13, 2018
State Supreme Court Rules On Lethal Injection Drug Lawsuit
Indiana can move forward with lethal injections following an Indiana Supreme Court ruling sanctioning the state's use of a new lethal injection drug.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2018
ACLU: Indiana Prison Violated Blind Inmate's Rights
The lawsuit alleges the Department of Correction violated the federal Rehabilitation Act because it didn't provide tools that would have enabled the man to earn his GED.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2017
Transgender Inmate Sues Indiana State Prison Over Hormone Therapy
The ACLU of Indiana says the prison is treating gender dysphoria differently than other medical conditions.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2017
Plans Unclear For Site Of Former Women's Prison In Indianapolis
Residents near the former Indiana Women's Prison have suggested the site could be turned into educational facilities, a park, senior housing or affordable housing.
Read MoreJune 2, 2017
Indiana Court Halts State's Use Of Lethal Injection Drugs
Indiana can't use its preferred choice of lethal injection drug after the state Court of Appeals ruled it didn't use the proper rulemaking procedure.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2016
Tablets Improve Reading Scores, Behavior At Juvenile Facility
Since the staff at Madison Juvenile Facility introduced tablets two years ago, reading scores improved and the number of grievances went down.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2016
Indiana Inmates Grow 100,000 Pounds Of Produce In 3 Years
This year, more than 29,000 pounds of vegetables have been harvested from prison plots, with two months still remaining in the fall harvest.
Read MoreMay 9, 2016
Pilot Program Could Give Prisoners Access To College Degree
The program allows universities to partner with prisons to help inmates work toward a college degree.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2016
ACLU of Indiana, Department of Corrections Reach Settlement
The ACLU of Indiana, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services and Indiana Department of Correction have finally reached an agreement on how to treat mentally ill prisoners, years after a judge attributed a number of suicides to poor treatment in Indiana prisons.
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