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Putnamville Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Putnam County, Indiana. Rated capacity: 2,510. Reported population: 1,950. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Putnamville Correctional Facility, located in Warren Township, Putnam County, near Greencastle, Indiana, is a medium-security prison for men located on 4,350 acres (17.6 km2) in Putnam County, Indiana (the west-central part of the state, 3.8 miles West of U.S. Routes 231 and 40). It currently houses approximately 2,400 inmates. Established in 1914, the prison was known for nearly 70 years as the Indiana State Farm. Inmates, nearly all of whom were serving time for minor offenses, worked in the prison's extensive farm and dairy operations.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s the facility was divided, with laundry and mess areas located near the complex of dormitories on a hill overlooking "the pit", the brickyard west of the dorms and far below.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Putnamville Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/putnamville-correctional-facility
Chicago
"Putnamville Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/putnamville-correctional-facility.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-putnamville-correctional-fa,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Putnamville Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/putnamville-correctional-facility},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}
