prisons

Indiana lawmakers heard stark warnings Thursday that the state’s prison population is again nearing capacity while funding for local alternatives is shrinking.

Many people who re-enter society after incarceration face barriers that make it hard to find and keep a job and be successful. They also face stigma.

The family of a man who died of stab wounds in a northern Indiana prison in 2021 filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against several high-ranking officials at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

Its likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.

The ACLU of Indiana is suing the U.S. Bureau of Prisons over conditions on federal death row, which is housed in Terre Haute.

Indiana is being sued over allegations it's letting people who need mental health treatment sit in jail rather than get court-ordered services.

In early January, fewer than 100 incarcerated people had the virus. As of Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Correction reported 571 positive cases.

Stories from incarcerated women in Indiana Women’s Prison show instances of lack of crucial medical care and sexual assault. That's what a new season from Sick podcast found after a year-long investigation.

A new study from the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says that it costs at least $240 million a year to keep people locked up in local jails in Indiana. And that number is likely much, much larger.

Fifteen inmates at the Miami Correctional Institute are suing for being kept in what lawyers say are deplorable conditions.