Plainfield Correctional Facility is a prison for men of the Indiana Department of Correction located in Plainfield, Indiana.[1]
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| Location | Plainfield, Indiana |
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| Status | open |
| Capacity | 1658 |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Managed by | Indiana Department of Corrections |
The facility opened in 1969 as the Indiana Youth Center.[2]
As of 2016, the prison housed 1,659 inmates, and employed 333 staff.[3]
Notable inmates
edit- Mike Tyson (assigned to the Indiana Youth Center in April 1992,[4] released on March 25, 1995[5]) Tyson had to serve additional time after he threatened a guard, although full details of this were not released.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Plainfield Correctional Facility." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Annual Report." Indiana Department of Correction. 49 (49/100). Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ Offender Population Statistical Report, February 2016
- ^ "Mike Tyson Assigned To Indiana Youth Center." Orlando Sentinel. April 16, 1992. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ "BOXING; Tyson to Be Released Today." The New York Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ Bill Brubaker (1993-02-14). "TYSON'S DESCENT FROM GLORY CONTINUES IN DEPTHS OF PRISON". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
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