The Indiana Women's Prison site on Indianapolis’ east side is a large property ripe for redevelopment. Community members are excited by future prospects, but a lack of communication with the state – which owns the property – is discouraging. With no word on plans, it's not clear what will happen to the site of the first public prison for women.

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.

People who have threatened to harm themselves can be placed on whats known as suicide watch, where they're constantly monitored by a mental health professional. But in some prisons, suicide watch works differently.

Indiana officials plan to build a $35 million state archives facility on Indianapolis' near-east side after a yearslong search for a new site to house the state's vast collection of historical records.

LaShelle Turner was promoted to run the Indianapolis facility, according to an internal Department of Correction announcement.

The change comes after the state corrections department began a "comprehensive review of all IWP operations" last month.

The Indiana Department of Correction will conduct a "comprehensive review" of the Indiana Women's Prison, according to an email sent to staff.

After several weeks over the summer without a reported case, new coronavirus infections are turning up at the Indiana Womens Prison, and some employees want more testing to protect those inside.

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.

The women's prison reported 25 positive cases early in the pandemic, but until now, no cases had been identified since June. The state has added three new cases to the reported total since last week.