List of Indiana state prisons
Encyclopedia
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis
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Former facilities:
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
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Adult facilities
Current facilities:- Branchville Correctional Facility (Low Medium security) - BranchvilleBranchville, IndianaBranchville is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States. It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County. Its elevation is 433 feet , and it is located at...
- Chain O'Lakes Correctional Facility (Minimum security) - AlbionAlbion, IndianaAlbion is a town in Albion and Jefferson townships, Noble County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Noble County.-School:...
- Correctional Industrial FacilityCorrectional Industrial FacilityThe Correctional Industrial Facility, otherwise known as the CIF, is an Indiana Department of Corrections prison located in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, near Pendleton. It is a medium-security prison housing roughly 1,398 male inmates. Constructed in 1985, CIF has until recently housed the...
(Low Medium security) - PendletonPendleton, IndianaPendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area... - Edinburgh Correctional FacilityEdinburgh Correctional FacilityEdinburgh Correctional Facility is a minimum-security work release center located in the middle of Camp Atterbury, a military training camp near Edinburgh, Indiana. The inmates work on the grounds of Camp Atterbury and on road crews with the Indiana Department of Transportation and park...
(Minimum security) - EdinburghEdinburgh, IndianaEdinburgh is a town in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Shelby Counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,480 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. Edinburgh was named in honor of Edinburgh, Scotland and for many years was pronounced the... - Henryville Correctional Facility (Minimum security) - HenryvilleHenryville, IndianaHenryville is a census-designated place in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,905 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Henryville is located at ....
- Indiana State PrisonIndiana State PrisonThe Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Corrections prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines. It is located in Michigan City, Indiana, about east of Chicago. The average daily inmate population in November 2006 was 2,200. ...
(Maximum security) - Michigan CityMichigan City, IndianaMichigan City's origins date to 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Isaac C. Elston. Elston Middle School, formerly Elston High School, located at 317 Detroit St., is named after the founder.... - Indiana Women's PrisonIndiana Women's PrisonThe Indiana Women’s Prison was established in 1873 as the first adult female correctional facility in the country. The prison remains at its original location, one mile east of downtown Indianapolis. It has since moved to 2596 Girls School Road, former location of the Indianapolis Juvenile...
(Maximum security) - IndianapolisIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... - Indianapolis Men's Community Re-Entry (Minimum security) - IndianapolisIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
- Indianapolis Re-Entry Educational Facility (Minimum security) - IndianapoilisIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
- Indianapolis Women's Community Re-Entry (Minimum security) - IndianapolisIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
- Madison Correctional Facility (Women's Minimum security) - MadisonMadison, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
- Miami Correctional FacilityMiami Correctional FacilityThe Miami Correctional Facility is a state prison in Bunker Hill, Indiana and it is ten miles north of near Kokomo, Indiana. It was established in 1998 and houses high, medium and minimum security inmates, all of whom are adult males. At full capacity, Miami can house 3,188 prisoners, making it...
(High Medium security) - Bunker HillBunker Hill, IndianaBunker Hill is a town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.-History:Bunker Hill was platted in 1851 by James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith.-Geography:... - New Castle Correctional FacilityNew Castle Correctional FacilityNew Castle Correctional Facility is a 2,416-bed privately-run prison located in New Castle, Indiana. It opened in 2002. In September 2005, the state signed a four-year contract with the for-profit GEO Group, Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida, to run the prison; this the only prison in the state with...
(Low Medium security) - New CastleNew Castle, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 17,780 people, 7,462 households, and 4,805 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,987.5 people per square mile . There were 8,042 housing units at an average density of 1,351.3 per square mile... - Pendleton Correctional FacilityPendleton Correctional FacilityThe Pendleton Correctional Facility, formerly known as the Indiana Reformatory, is a state prison located in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, near Pendleton and about northeast of Indianapolis. Established in 1923, it was built to replace the Indiana State Reformatory located in Jeffersonville...
(Maximum security) - PendletonPendleton, IndianaPendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area... - Plainfield Correctional FacilityPlainfield Correctional FacilityPlainfield Correctional Facility is a prison for men of the Indiana Department of Correction located in Plainfield, Indiana.The facility opened in 1969 as the Indiana Youth Center.-Notable inmates:...
(Low Medium security) - PlainfieldPlainfield, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile... - Putnamville Correctional FacilityPutnamville Correctional FacilityThe Putnamville Correctional Facility, located in Greencastle, Indiana, is a medium-security prison for men located on in Putnam County, Indiana . It currently houses approximately 2,400 inmates. Established in 1915, the prison was known for nearly 70 years as the Indiana State Farm...
(Low Medium security) - GreencastleGreencastle, IndianaGreencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania... - Reception Diagnostic Center (Men's Intake) - PlainfieldPlainfield, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile...
- Rockville Correctional FacilityRockville Correctional Facility for WomenRockville Correctional Facility is a state prison located one mile northwest of Rockville, Indiana. It is the largest state prison for women in Indiana with approximately 1,200 women. Although it is classified as a medium-security prison, it has inmates of all security levels.-History:The...
(Women's Intake - Low Medium security) - RockvilleRockville, IndianaRockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".-Geography:... - South Bend Community Re-Entry (Minimum security) - South BendSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
- Wabash Valley Correctional FacilityWabash Valley Correctional FacilityWabash Valley Correctional Facility is a prison situated in south of Terre Haute, located in Carlisle, Indiana.-History:The Wabash Valley Correctional Facility was established in 1992....
(High Medium security) - CarlisleCarlisle, IndianaCarlisle is a town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 692 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area... - Westville Correctional FacilityWestville Correctional FacilityThe Westville Correctional Facility, located in Westville, Indiana, is a state-operated prison for adult males. The facility contains sections of three levels of security.The average daily population in September 2006 was approximately 3,100....
(Low Medium security) - WestvilleWestville, IndianaWestville is a town in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,853 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Juvenile facilities
Current facilities:- Camp Summit Boot Camp (High Medium security) - LaPorteLaPorte, IndianaLa Porte is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat. Its population was 22,053 at the 2010 census. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the...
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility (Intake/High Medium security) - LogansportLogansport, IndianaLogansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.-History:...
- Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility (Intake/Maximum security) - MadisonMadison, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
- Located on the grounds of the Madison State Hospital campus, with the Madison Correctional Facility (Women).
- Pendleton Juvenile Correctional FacilityPendleton Juvenile Correctional FacilityThe Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility is a maximum-security Indiana Department of Corrections prison for juvenile males between the ages of 12 and one minute before they turn 22. The facility is located in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, southwest of Pendleton. The campus-style facility...
(Maximum security) - PendletonPendleton, IndianaPendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area... - South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility (High Medium security) - South BendSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
Former facilities:
- Bloomington Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Ft. Wayne Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional FacilityIndianapolis Juvenile Correctional FacilityThe Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility was a minimum, medium, and maximum state juvenile facility of the Indiana Department of Correction. It was located on Girls School Road, west of Downtown Indianapolis. The facility currently houses 185 female inmates ranging in age from twelve years...
- In 2009, residents were moved to the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility and inmates from the Indiana Women's PrisonIndiana Women's PrisonThe Indiana Women’s Prison was established in 1873 as the first adult female correctional facility in the country. The prison remains at its original location, one mile east of downtown Indianapolis. It has since moved to 2596 Girls School Road, former location of the Indianapolis Juvenile...
moved into the facility after the juvenile population relocated
- In 2009, residents were moved to the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility and inmates from the Indiana Women's Prison
- North Central Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Northeast Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Plainfield Juvenile Correctional FacilityPlainfield Juvenile Correctional FacilityThe Plainfield Re-Entry Facility has been moved to the old Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. The Indiana Boys School has been slated to open as a short term offender facility....
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Indiana Department of Correction, eight officers have died in the line of duty.See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- PrisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...