The State Budget Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 17 approved a request from the Indiana Department of Correction for $15.79 million in state funding to prepare Miami Correctional Facility for use in a new federal immigration detention agreement.
Read MoreState 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.
Read MoreAs Hoosiers continue to endure the hot, dry weather, convenient access to cool air is a godsend but Indiana’s incarcerated are not so lucky, as many correctional buildings do not have air conditioning systems.
Read MoreAn Elkhart man will potentially serve 20 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections for dealing methamphetamine in Kosciusko County.
Read MoreIndiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday, Feb. 3 he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much the state paid to acquire the drug used to execute convicted killer Joseph Corcoran.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Correction plans to close the state prison in Michigan City after a new, $1.2 billion prison facility was approved last week by budget regulators.
Read MoreFrank Daniels, 35, with addresses on file as both 721 S. Main St., Middlebury, and 220 S. Bronson St., Warsaw, was sentenced in three separate cases in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, March 8.
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