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Heritage Trail Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Hendricks County, Indiana. Rated capacity: 1,066. Reported population: 858. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Heritage Trail Correctional Facility is a private minimum-security state prison for men located in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States, operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Indiana Department of Correction. Heritage Trail is operated at minimum security and focuses on inmates transitioning out of the system. Heritage Trail first opened in 2014 following the closure of the Indiana Boys School. The facility had an average capacity of 827 inmates through 2014. The facility stands on the site of the former state reformatory, the Indiana House of Refuge, first established in 1867.
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Capacity
1,066
Current population
858
Occupancy
80%
Year opened
2014
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2014
Region
Indiana
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Heritage Trail Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/heritage-trail-correctional-facility
"Heritage Trail Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/heritage-trail-correctional-facility.
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title = {Heritage Trail Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-07-21}
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