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Indiana State Prison

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1860

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Indiana Department of Correction

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1860

Region

IN

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1 Park Row, Michigan City 46360

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Data completeness

38%

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