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New Castle Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Henry County, Indiana. Rated capacity: 3,100. Reported population: 3,100. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
New Castle Correctional Facility is a privately run (but state-owned) prison located in New Castle, Indiana, United States. It opened in 2002. In September 2005, the state signed a contract with the for-profit GEO Group, Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida, to run the prison. The facility is rated as minimum- to medium-security, but also has a maximum-security psychiatric unit and annex.
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Capacity
3,100
Current population
3,100
Occupancy
100%
Year opened
2002
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed
Opened
2002
Region
Indiana
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). New Castle Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-castle-correctional-facility
"New Castle Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-castle-correctional-facility.
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