Stories tagged with "medium security"

Indiana prison stops serving lunch three days a week by John Tuohy

Civil rights groups, lawmakers critical of program at Plainfield eliminating midday meal 3 days a week The inmates at Plainfield Correctional Facility can’t be accused of... – Nov 20, 2009 at 12:40 AM in Communities

State moving inmates to ease overcrowding by Francesca Jarosz

The Indiana Department of Correction today announced a plan to relocate hundreds of prisoners in an attempt to minimize the system’s overcrowding as it faces a flatlined... – Jul 07, 2009 at 4:03 PM in Crime & Courts

Video kiosks link families, Indiana inmates by indystar

Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate No. 188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter. Seven-year-old Kashmir appears from... – Jul 02, 2009 at 10:07 AM in Crime & Courts

Spector wants TV, music player for new prison cell by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW LOS ANGELES — Phil Spector is hoping to get a few comforts of home in his new prison... – Jun 23, 2009 at 7:06 PM in Entertainment

Indiana prison changes security measures after escape by indystar

TELL CITY, Ind. — An Indiana prison is changing its security procedures after three inmates escaped and attacked three Kentucky men before being captured in Nebraska. The... – Apr 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Feds to ease limits on ‘American Taliban’ by indystar

Federal prison officials are easing restrictions on American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh, moves that his attorney said today would allow Lindh to tell his story for the... – Mar 18, 2009 at 3:42 PM in Communities

Inmate TV to feature unsolved felonies by indystar

Pendleton » A Crime Stoppers group hopes to generate tips for police by broadcasting features about unsolved crimes to state prison inmates.Short segments about unsolved... – Dec 24, 2008 at 2:05 AM in News

Escaped Indiana killer caught in Chicago by indystar

CHICAGO — A convicted murderer who escaped from an Indiana prison has been captured in Chicago after her story was featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” authorities said... – Dec 21, 2008 at 11:03 AM in News