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IDOC > Facilities > Adult > 17) Westville Correctional Facility Westville Correctional Facility

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Westville Correctional Facility - LaPorte County

Established
1979

Security Level
Medium

Avg Daily Population
Calendar Year 2007 - 3,097

Housing
Dormitories

Bill Wilson, Superintendent
Bill Wilson
Superintendent

Contact Info
(219) 785-2511
5501 South 1100 West
Westville, IN 46391

Andrew Pazera,
Asst. Superintendent of Re-Entry

MacArthur Fortney,
Asst. Superintendent of Operations

Ron Neal,
Assistant Superintendent of Administration

Media Contact
John Schrader

Visiting Guidelines

Medium Security (EC, IC, and GSC) - Visitation rotates once every three days based on the offender's assigned complex. Visits start at 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM local time. If you do not know the offender's assigned complex, call the facility Information Desk at 219-785-2511 ext. 4704 or 4705 from 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM.

Maximum Security (WCU) Visits must be pre-scheduled at 219-785-2511 ext. 4784 or 4785.

Minimum Security (R Dorm) Visits are on weekends only from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM local time. Evening visits will be added upon completion of new construction.

Programs

Community Advisory Board

Meetings

Tentatively scheduled on the first Wednesday of each months meeting except September:

  • June 4, 2008
  • September 10, 2008
  • December 3, 2008

Members

Jim Arnold
State Senator, Indiana State Senate

Tom Dermody
State Representative, Indiana House of Representatives

Scott Pelath
State Representative, Indiana House of Representatives

Mike Mollenhauer
Sheriff, LaPorte County

David Decker
Board of Correction (former)

Jerome Ezell
Major, Indiana State Police

Paula Siminski 
Director, Portage Adult Education Center 

James Gunning
Town Marshall, 106 Ridge Street

Neil Hannon
Chief Adult Probation Officer

Gerry Jones
Director, Stepping Stones Shelter for Women

John Kintzele
Chief of Services, Michigan City Police Department

Dr. Roger Krynock 
Grace College 

Tammy O'Neil
Program Director, Porter County PACT

Michael Pendergast
Catholic Deacon

Gene Rice
International Director (former), Lion's Club

Rick Richards
News Dispatch Newspaper

Regina Ruddell
President, Westville Chamber of Commerce

DeWayne Shaffer 
Director, Work One

James Stemmler
Business Admin, Ironworkers Local 395

Karen Wilson-Freeman
Attorney at Law

Joan Wiseman
Academic Director, Brown Mackie College

Chris Yagelski
Sergeant Public Info Officer, Michigan City Police Department

Gavin Zapata
Director, Youth as Resources

Lester Norvell
La Porte County Community Transition

Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D.
Purdue University Calumet

Laura Sutton
Porter County Community Corrections