Inconsistent delivery of diabetes medications was commonly reported, and prisoners say the pandemic has strained an already strapped health care system in the state prisons.

The number of Indiana prisoners who tested positive has jumped from 34 to 116, state officials said. But even as the governor expressed confidence that Indiana would avoid a major outbreak, prisoners and their relatives said more safeguards are needed.

On Wednesday, Indiana's Joint Information Center confirmed to Side Effects Public Media that 10 prisoners in state Department of Correction facilities have now tested positive for COVID-19, along with 20 agency employees.

DeVos visited the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility to see a program aimed at teaching incarcerated youth to become software engineers.

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.