‘He could barely hear me’: Deacon recounts death row inmate’s final hours
Deacon Brian Nosbusch left the prison troubled by restrictions on their time together and how little of the process anyone outside the execution team could see.
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New $1.2 billion state prison seeks to address recidivism
The new facility, set to open in 2027 in Westville, will provide more programming opportunities for the 4,200 inmates it can house, offering educational, vocational and life skills training.
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Immigration attorneys worry how ICE detainees will be treated at two slated Indiana sites
Immigration advocates question whether detainees at Camp Atterbury and the Miami Correctional Facility will be granted access to attorneys and given their day in court.
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More executions? Some doubts rise amid concerns about the high cost of lethal-injection drugs
State officials spent $1.175 million on lethal injection doses over the past year — $600,000 of which was spent on drugs that expired before use.
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A piece of history: DOC inmates craft new Supreme Court table spotlighting justices past, present
When Vince Stanley and a group of inmates started a project to build a new table for the Indiana Supreme Court’s conference room, they had to figure out how to make it functional for the court’s five justices while adding unique details.
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Death row inmate’s attorneys press for execution pause until Indiana provides drug quality records
The lawyers submitted additional materials Tuesday, a day after Braun denied Weisheit’s request to commute his death sentence to life without parole.
Marion County starts moving sentenced jail inmates to ease overcrowding
The sheriff’s office announced Thursday that it transferred 25 convicts from the county’s Adult Detention Center to Carroll County Jail in Delphi.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office sues state over pace of prisoner transfers
The Sheriff’s Office says the state often misses a deadline set by Indiana law to transfer those convicted of serious felonies within five calendar days of sentencing.
Indiana prison population climbs as local corrections programs face funding cuts
Corrections officials, judges and local agencies are urging lawmakers to preserve programs intended to keep lower-risk offenders out of costly prison beds.
Federal appeals court weighs in on prisoner lawsuit over treatment during rides to and from hospital
Inmate Kevin Smith alleged that he broke his collarbone after a prison guard failed to buckle him into a transport van and the driver slammed on the brakes.
Indiana correctional officer sentenced for mistreatment of inmate
A former high-ranking state correctional officer will spend time in federal prison after pleading guilty to using excessive force on a handcuffed inmate.
ICE responds after reports of medical, staffing failures at prison holding immigration detainees
Seventh District U.S. Rep. André Carson has called for an investigation into the conditions at Miami Correctional Facility.
Former ICE detainee alleges abuse, neglect in suit against Centurion Health, IDOC
The former detainee says the state’s correctional medical services provider failed to employ enough staff to give him the needed medication that could have prevented a serious seizure.
IDOC sees more federal payments for housing ICE detainees
An Indiana corrections official says the federal government has been making payments to the state for housing immigrant detainees after an initial delay.
IDOC to pay Miami Correctional inmates $1.2M for ‘abusive’ conditions
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana made the settlements with the the Indiana Department of Correction on behalf of 31 inmates.
Coroner rules ICE detainee died of natural causes at Miami Correctional
Miami Correctional Facility started holding ICE detainees in October, under a two-year agreement with the federal government.
New records show additional Indiana dollars paid for last round of execution drugs
Documents released Monday to the Indiana Capital Chronicle include a previously undisclosed Department of Correction drug inventory log that tracks purchases, use and disposal of pentobarbital over the past two years.
State receives first monthly payment for ICE detainees
Indiana has a two-year agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold up to 1,000 detainees at a time in a previously unused wing of the Miami Correctional Facility.
Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility
The state is now in its third month of a two-year contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees at the Miami Correctional Facility.
Roy Ward drops final legal challenges, clearing way for Indiana’s second execution this year
Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing that his death sentence will be carried out before sunrise Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
Panel hears warnings on rising Indiana prison population, local corrections funding shortfalls
The state now has more than 25,000 individuals in custody, with facilities operating at more than 95% capacity.
DOC to request $15.8M for planned immigration detention site
The funding request, which is summarized in the agenda for Wednesday’s State Budget Committee meeting, says the agency needs the funding to prepare the correctional facility for ICE detainees.
Indiana DOC to begin jail payments to counties
The Indiana Department of Correction will begin sending payments to dozens of counties on Monday to cover costs for housing state prisoners, ending months of delays.
Indiana DOC shifts course, plans to keep Michigan City prison open beyond 2027
State corrections officials are backing away from earlier plans to close the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City once a new $1.2 billion facility opens in 2027, saying they now intend to keep the aging lockup operating for “some time” after the new prison site begins housing inmates.