Stories tagged with "state prisons"

Indiana prison violence grows by indystar

Indiana’s prisons are experiencing a surge in inmate assaults and attacks on staff — increases the state prison chief blames largely on overcrowding caused by... – Oct 26, 2009 at 11:15 AM in Politics & Government

Healthier food on menu for Indiana's prisoners by Bill Mccleery

State officials want to help inmates at state prisons follow smart eating habits by reducing their sodium and cholesterol. New meals being introduced by the Indiana Department of... – Oct 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Ex-IMPD cop gets 17 years in drug plot by Jon Murrary

A federal judge sentenced a former Indianapolis narcotics detective to 17 years in prison today for his role in a conspiracy to steal money and drugs. Jason P. Edwards, 38, was... – Oct 07, 2009 at 4:09 PM in Crime & Courts

Ballard sticks to basics by indystar

Greg Ballard is the first mayor of Indianapolis since the 1960s to be a normal, ordinary guy next door. His four predecessors — Richard Lugar, Bill Hudnut, Steve Goldsmith... – Oct 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Russ Pulliam

Report: Ivy Tech bidding on prison schooling by Tom Spalding

Indiana wants to reduce the amount it spends on postsecondary education of prison inmates — and Ivy Tech Community College says it can get the job done less expensively. Ivy Tech... – Sep 29, 2009 at 7:45 AM in Business

Ex-drug cop's 25-year sentence among longest for local police by Jon Murrary

A disgraced ex-detective’s police-officer status will be among the considerations when federal authorities decide where he will serve a 25-year prison sentence. The sentence... – Sep 24, 2009 at 1:01 AM in Crime & Courts

Ex-IMPD cop gets 10 years in drugs case by Jon Murrary

A judge handed down a 10-year prison sentence today to a former Indianapolis police officer who helped two detectives steal drugs and money. Ex-Patrolman James D. Davis, 34,... – Jul 09, 2009 at 6:08 PM in Crime & Courts

Neighbors protesting prison plan on Near Eastside by Francesca Jarosz

Male re-entry program to replace female inmates at Women’s Prison A plan to turn the Indiana Women’s Prison into a re-entry facility for adult male offenders has... – Jul 09, 2009 at 12:25 PM in East Marion County

Carson's bill to aid ex-cons make sense by indystar

Here’s a statistic that should bring home the issue of prisoner re-entry: This week, 112 men and women will be released from state prisons and returned home to Marion... – Jun 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Daniels offers budget tweaks by Bill Ruthhart

Governor would drop prison expansion, add $465M for universities In a rare appearance before lawmakers, Gov. Mitch Daniels spent nearly an hour Tuesday explaining his latest budget... – Jun 03, 2009 at 2:11 AM in Politics & Government

DOC seeks prison expansions in Ind. by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — A projected increase in new violent felons and already overcrowded prisons have put Indiana in desperate need of more cell space for maximum security inmates, state... – Mar 12, 2009 at 6:36 PM in Politics & Government

Daniels' budget gets testy reception by Mary Beth

Indiana House Democrats today got their first chance to grill state budget leaders on Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposed spending plan for the next two years, with the testy... – Jan 13, 2009 at 1:32 PM in News

Assisted-living facility breaks ground by Bruce Smith

PLAINFIELD -- Braving near-freezing temperatures and an even colder economic climate for new residential development, partners in a Plainfield assisted-living community staged a... – Jan 12, 2009 at 3:18 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