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Education & Rehabilitation

Executions, Death Row & the Death Penalty

• The federal government plans to execute 5 prisoners. All are held in Terre Haute
  
  Five men who have spent years on death row will soon be executed in Indiana.On Thursday, Attorney General William P. Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to adopt a proposed addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol that allows the United States government to resume capital punishment.... [ more ]
  Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 25, 2019
  
  

Gangs in Prison

• |US prison warden: allowing group prayer for Muslims may have encouraged prison gangs
  
  INDIANAPOLIS _ The warden of a U.S. prison holding high-risk inmates, including American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh, insisted Thursday that he was obeying a court order to allow daily group prayer by permitting inmates to pray in ...... [ more ]
  Canadian Press, Thursday, June 27, 2013
  
  
• Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana for Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes
  
  Two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced today in Hammond, Ind., federal court for racketeering conspiracy, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department... [ more ]
  US Department of Justice, Wednesday, May 22, 2013
  
  

Health & Medical Treatment

• Indiana court orders review of mental illness of man sentenced to death in 1997 rape-murder
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A man on Indiana's death row for raping and fatally strangling an 18-year-old woman with her own shoelace must be given more time to prove he is too mentally ill to be executed, the Indiana Supreme Court said Wednesday.... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Wednesday, September 4, 2013
  
  
• Corrections department's handling of mentally ill inmates under fire after Muncie attack
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Advocates are calling on the Indiana Department of Correction to fix what they call a "broken" mental health system following a Muncie man's arrest on charges he beat and raped a pregnant clerk at an adult novelties ...... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Saturday, July 13, 2013
  
  

Prison Classification, Placement, & Release

• Indiana woman who killed boyfriend during sex game freed on parole
  
  An Indiana woman convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend 39 times during a sex game was reportedly released on parole after 18 years in prison Tuesday.... [ more ]
  foxnews.com, Wednesday, August 28, 2019
  
  
• Indiana Risk Assessment System (IRAS)
  
  This video explains what the Indiana Risk Assessment System (IRAS) is and its purpose. IRAS is “designed to provide Indiana's courts with information about an offender's potential risks and needs, allowing trial courts to provide appropriate sentences, supervision and treatment services. These risk assessment tools enhance efforts to rehabilitate offenders, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. For more information, see http://courts.in.gov/jtac/2675.htm.”... [ more ]
  National Institute of Corrections, Thursday, September 19, 2013
  
  
• NW Ind. county seeks ways ease jail overcrowding by releasing some inmates while cases proceed
  
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - The Porter County Commissioners are supporting spending $148,000 to help ease jail overcrowding by hiring one full-time and two part-time people.... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Wednesday, September 4, 2013
  
  
• Vigo County sheriff transfers prisoners to another jail after lawsuit alleges overcrowding
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A western Indiana sheriff facing a new lawsuit over jail overcrowding transferred 45 prisoners to another jail but remained under scrutiny Wednesday by the organization suing him.... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Wednesday, August 21, 2013
  
  
• At a glance: A look at how Indiana handles electronic monitoring of offenders
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - THE OFFENDERS: Electronic monitoring in Indiana is used primarily to track sex offenders who are on parole, according to the Department of Correction. In addition to the state agency, other entities across the state also ...... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Sunday, July 28, 2013
  
  
• Federal court orders new appeal or release for man convicted in Fort Wayne beating death
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge in Indianapolis has been told to order the release of an Indiana man convicted of taking part in a beating death unless the state courts give him a second chance to appeal his murder conviction,... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Thursday, July 25, 2013
  
  
• Indiana High Court Increases Difficulty of Placing Minors on Sex Offender Registries
  
  In a 5-0 decision, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled on Monday that before juvenile court judges can place minors on sex offender registries, evidentiary hearings must be held to determine whether the youth is likely to reoffend.... [ more ]
  Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Tuesday, July 9, 2013
  
  

Prison Conditions & Corruption

• Authorities say northern Indiana inmate hospitalized after fire in his jail cell
  
  LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Indiana jail inmate was taken to a hospital after a fire in his cell. The fire at the LaPorte County Jail happened Thursday afternoon. Sheriff's Maj. John Boyd says firefighters were called to ...

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  Associated Press, Friday, July 5, 2013
  
  

Prison Life & Culture

• Teen Mom star Amber Portwood to be 'released from jail in November after only serving one year of a five-year sentence'
  
  On February 6, Portwood was given a five-year suspended sentence for earlier arrests for drug possession and parole violations on the provision that she went to rehab, but instead she opted to go to prison.... [ more ]
  Mail Online, Friday, September 27, 2013
  
  
• Former heroin addict fights to rebuild his life following years in trouble and prison
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - For J.D. Lawson, the years between 2000 and 2008 were the Dark Ages. During that time, he was a homeless heroin addict whose life was a wreck. He had no hope, no future and no purpose -- other than getting high...... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Monday, July 8, 2013
  
  

Riots, Lockdowns & Escapes

• Inmate who escaped from Indiana prison is arrested in Beverly Shores
  
  A prisoner who escaped Wednesday from a prison in northwest Indiana was taken back into custody later that night, police said.... [ more ]
  chicago.suntimes.com, Thursday, July 11, 2019
  
  
• Inmate who used bread delivery truck to escape northern Indiana jail caught by police
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Police say a man who escaped from a northern Indiana jail by using a bread delivery truck to smash through a security gate has been recaptured.... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Tuesday, April 16, 2013
  
  

Suicides in Prison

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