Jake Harper

The job of a correctional officer is to keep people safe. But inside prisons across the U.S., allegations of sexual abuse are common. The latest national data shows nearly 6,000 reports of staff sexual misconduct in 2018.

As the omicron variant pushes COVID-19 case counts to new highs, we've received audience questions about monoclonal antibodies, which are used to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus. To get answers, Side Effects Public Media spoke with Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

One third of the Miami prison's staff positions are vacant, and since May, it has lost more than 30 employees every month.