Indiana Department of Correction

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Headquarters Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Lloyd Arnold, Commissioner
Website
https://www.in.gov/idoc/

The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis. [1]

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Population Summary

Per the Offender Population Statistical Report, provided by the Indiana Department of Correction Division of Data Science and Analytics, there were 22,758 adult male offenders (including 724 county jail “back-ups” and 23 in contracted beds) on January 01, 2025. This population is 13% below the operational bed capacity. There were 2,559 adult female offenders (including 74 county jail “back-ups” and 0 in contracted beds) on January 01, 2025. This population is 15% below the operational bed capacity. There were 274 juvenile male offenders in the Department’s facilities on January 01, 2025. This population is 53% below the operational bed capacity. There were 49 juvenile female offenders in the Department’s facilities on January 01, 2025. This population is 21% below the operational bed capacity. There were 6,963 adult males on parole in Indiana ( 6,649 Indiana parolees, 239 In-State, and 75 Out-State other jurisdiction parolees) on January 01, 2025. There were 745 adult females on parole in Indiana ( 708 Indiana parolees, 32 In-State, and 5 Out-State other jurisdiction parolees) on January 01, 2025. ** There were 338 adults of unrecorded sex on parole in Indiana on January 01, 2025. There were 321 adults admitted to IDOC ( 207 males, 99 females, and 15 adults of unrecorded sex) and 1,026 adults released from IDOC ( 858 males and 168 females) in January 2025. There were 23 juveniles admitted to IDOC ( 17 males, 6 females, and 0 juveniles of unrecorded sex) and 48 juveniles released from IDOC ( 37 males and 11 females) in January 2025. Previously

Facilities

Adult facilities

Current facilities: [2]

Juvenile facilities

Current facilities: [3]

Former facilities

  • Bloomington Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Ft. Wayne Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility
    • In 2009, residents were moved to the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility and inmates from the Indiana Women's Prison moved into the facility after the juvenile population relocated [4]
  • North Central Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Northeast Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Henryville Correctional Facility (Minimum security) - Henryville
  • Medaryville Correctional Facility (MYC) Level 1 Minimum security
  • Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility (Intake/Maximum security) - Madison
    • Located on the grounds of the Madison State Hospital campus, with the Madison Correctional Facility (Women). [4] It was once the only state female juvenile facility in Indiana, but was replaced with LaPorte. [5]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Indiana Department of Correction, 18 officers have died in the line of duty. [6]

See also

National:

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References

  1. "Operations." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
  2. "Adult." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on September 2, 2010.
  3. "Juvenile." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Indy juveniles move to new center in Madison [ dead link ]." Associated Press at WSJV . November 4, 2009. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
  5. "LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility". 10 August 2020.
  6. Indiana Law Enforcement Memorial