Articles tagged as: prisons
August 4, 2021
ACLU Of Indiana Files Three More Lawsuits Against Miami Prison Administrators
The ACLU of Indiana has filed three new lawsuits in federal court on behalf of prisoners at the Miami Correctional Facility alleging cruel and unusual punishment. The filings follow six other federal lawsuits from earlier this year.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2021
ACLU Of Indiana Sues Administrators Over Alleged 'Torture' At Miami Prison
The ACLU of Indiana has filed several federal lawsuits on behalf of six prisoners at the Miami Correctional Facility who say they were held under conditions that amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
Read MoreJune 2, 2021
DOC Continues To Offer COVID-19 Vaccines In State Facilities
While Indiana lags behind many other states in the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations, incarcerated Hoosiers are accepting the vaccine at a higher rate than the general population.
Read MoreMay 15, 2021
Indiana Sees Big Cost Jump With New Prison Medical Contract
Indiana could pay about 50 percent more a year for prison medical services with a new contractor picked by state officials.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2021
Lawmakers' Next Step In Reducing Jail Overcrowding Is Local Justice Councils
Indiana lawmakers are pushing local criminal justice leaders to examine more closely why people are incarcerated.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021
Guard Killed, Another Wounded In Stabbing At Indiana Prison
An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at the maximum-security prison where he's serving a 130-year sentence.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021
Move To Stem Drugs At Marion County Jail
A new effort at the Marion County Jail aims to stop drugs from entering the facility via the mail.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2021
Inmates Allege Dirty Conditions, Lack Of Virus Protections
Seven Vigo County Jail inmates filed their federal lawsuits in December as letters with the U.S. District Court in Terre Haute that ask the court to intervene for the health of the inmates.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2020
Vaccine Delivered To Prison Where Feds Carry Out Executions
Doses of the coronavirus vaccine had been delivered to 19 prisons, including the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, by Wednesday, a Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Associated Press.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2020
Violence Is A Growing Problem At Indiana's Miami Prison, Data Show
Former Miami Correctional Facility employees tell Side Effects Public Media that the prison is out of control. Data from the Miami County Central Dispatch reinforce that image.
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