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.
Indiana Department of Correction
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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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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Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing that his death sentence will be carried out before sunrise Friday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.
Feds to use 1,000 empty Indiana prison beds to house immigration detainees
The Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill will make 1,000 existing, but unused, beds available to the federal government to increase its immigrant detention capacity.
Indiana Department of Correction prepares to make $12 million in back payments to county jails
Elkhart County has the highest pending bill at $1 million with Allen and Marion counties following.
‘Violent’ moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny ‘botched’ process
Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process.
Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate
Whether death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will be executed on May 20 is now up to the state parole board and Gov. Mike Braun.
Indiana death row inmate seeks SCOTUS intervention weeks before scheduled execution
The high court requests are in response to a 2-2 decision handed down late last month by Indiana’s Supreme Court justices, which shut the door on any further legal challenges in state or federal courts.
New document shows Indiana paid $900,000 for execution drug, but other details still sparse
The new document does not make clear when or how much pentobarbital was purchased, which would provide context for the cost.
County jails on the hook as state stops paying prisoner costs
County jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the July-to-June fiscal year.
Governor’s cabinet secretaries near top of state pay with $275K salaries
The eight cabinet secretaries serving under Gov. Mike Braun will be some of the highest-paid employees in the state — with each taking home $275,000 for their new positions. Five of the secretaries will also directly lead an agency, though all oversee several agencies under the newly crafted cabinet structure.
News outlet sues over Indiana’s refusal to disclose cost of lethal injection drug
A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court alleging the Indiana Department of Correction violated public records law by declining to reveal the cost of the lethal injection drug used in Joseph Corcoran’s December execution.
Greg Weaver: Cost of the state’s executions shouldn’t be a secret
The secrecy surrounding the return of death penalty executions in Indiana isn’t exactly doing much to bolster public confidence in what some consider to be an inhumane act.
Death row inmate Joseph Corcoran executed for quadruple murder
Convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday morning, marking the first Indiana execution since 2009.
Indiana death row inmate sues to allow spiritual adviser in execution chamber
The civil rights complaint was filed Monday in federal court against Indiana’s Department of Correction after the agency rejected Joseph Corcoran’s request to be accompanied by a spiritual adviser.
Indiana Department of Correction refuses to disclose cost of new execution drug, pentobarbital
The Indiana Department of Correction has refused to disclose how much the state paid to acquire a new execution drug, pentobarbital, that could be used to carry out at least one death warrant before the end of the year.
Court halts Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming procedures for DOC inmates
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted a preliminary injunction sought by the ACLU of Indiana in a lawsuit concerning Autumn Cordellioné’s access to gender-affirming surgery while incarcerated.