The bill would allow overcapacity jails to move some of those felons to state Department of Correction facilities - if the DOC has space.

The IDOC issued an executive directive in March 2017 that regulates what types of mail inmates can receive from people other than their attorneys.

Counties currently get a $35 per diem for every Level 6 felon they house in their jails. The Indiana Sheriffs Association says it's been at least 30 years since that changed.

Since the staff at Madison Juvenile Facility introduced tablets two years ago, reading scores improved and the number of grievances went down.

The program allows universities to partner with prisons to help inmates work toward a college degree.