The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis.[1]
As of 2019, the Indiana Department of Correction housed 27,140 adult Inmates, 388 juvenile Inmates, employed 5,937 State Employed Staff, and 1,718 Contracted Staff.[2]
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[5]
Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility (Intake/Maximum security) - Madison
Located on the grounds of the Madison State Hospital campus, with the Madison Correctional Facility (Women).[5] It was once the only state female juvenile facility in Indiana, but was replaced with LaPorte.[6]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Indiana Department of Correction, 18 officers have died in the line of duty.[7]
This template pertains only to agencies that handle sentenced felons (with sentences over 1-2 years). In many states, pre-trial detainees, persons convicted of misdemeanors, and felons sentenced under state law to less than one year are held in county jails instead of state prisons.
