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| Location | Michigan City, Indiana |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 2434 |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Managed by | Indiana Department of Correction |
The Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Correction prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines.[1] It is located in Michigan City, Indiana, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Chicago.[2] The average daily inmate population in November 2006 was 2,200,[3] 2,165 in 2011.[4] The Indiana State Prison was established in 1860.[1] It was the second state prison in Indiana.[5] One of the most famous prisoners to be in the Michigan City prison was bank robber John Dillinger, who was released on parole in 1933.[6]
The prison houses all the male death row inmates in the state. It appeared in the ITV documentary Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald.
Indiana plans to close the prison in Michigan City after a new prison opens in Westville.[7]
- ^ a b "Indiana State Prison". Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ MapQuest: Maps, Directions, Gas Prices & Business Directory
- ^ "Indiana State Prison History." Available on request from Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana.
- ^ "Indiana State Prison". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ^ IHB: 404 Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John Dillinger's grave
- ^ "DOC plans to close Indiana State Prison as part of new Westville project". Indiana Capital Chronicle. 8 August 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.