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April 2008
30. DOC Recidivism Summary
Recidivism rates decrease for second consecutive year
15. Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner "On the front lines"
15. Indiana Department of Correction Announces Opening of Nursery Program at Indiana Women's Prison
3. Hoosier Highways to get Spring Cleaning
March 2008
17. 2008 National Mental Health Conference Announce Keynote Presenters
12. Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Superintendent Promoted
11. Logansport Correctional Reactivated as a Male Juvenile Facility
February 2008
11. Prison Basketball : A Game of Confinement
11. Prison Basketball: Ex-NBA Player Now Working at ISP
5. Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Celebrates CLIFF Graduation
January 2008
- Putnamville Correctional Facility Awarded National ACA Accreditation
- A Bear to Hug While Dad is Away
- Juvenile Offenders Attend State Finals
- Calumet Pallet and PEN Products Partner at the Westville Correctional
December 2007
- Christmas Behind Bars Ministry
- Holiday Update
- Juveniles Learn That Poor Choices Can Lead to Christmas Behind Bars
- Indiana State Prison to Award Thirty-Five Prisoner Enterprise Network (PEN) Offenders U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship
- Indiana State Prison to Award Thirty-Five Prisoner Enterprise Network (PEN) Offenders U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Holds Quarterly Community Advisory Board Meeting
November 2007
- Offenders Compete in Toastmasters Speech Contest
- A Health Advisory on MRSA
- Community Service Crew Working on Holiday Display
- Indiana State Prison Support Activated Staff
- Law Enforcement Notification System (LENS) provides offender release information and aids in public safety for area law enforcement agencies
- National Methamphetamine Awareness Day
- The Department Welcomes Karen Cantou Grubbs to its Executive Team
- PREF music program hitting all the right notes
October 2007
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Conducts CLIFF Family Day
- Retiring Martin University Founder and President receives 1st Annual Commissioner's Community Partnership Award
- Indiana Official Earns Professional Designation
- Graduation of 79 PLUS (Purposeful Living Units Serve) participants at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.
- 2007 Commissioners Awards Luncheon
- Commissioner J. David Donahue Receives National Award at NAMI State Conference
- Indiana Offenders and Westville Correctional Facility Staff collaborate on Conference Table for Governor?s Office
- PLUS Program to have Completion Ceremony at Miami Correctional Facility
- Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility scores high marks on ACA Accreditation Audit.
- Greyhounds graduate from PCF program
- Offender Population Statistical Report
- Offenders offer help building Habitat homes
- PREF residents give back to the community
September 2007
- PREF residents give back to the community
- Indiana/Ohio Joint Emergency Response Conference Held
- New Castle Correctional Facility Achieves Perfect Score
- Putnamville Correctional Facility Again Recommended
- MCF Honors Volunteers at Banquet
- Department of Correction?s Camp Summit Juvenile Boot Camp Recommended for ACA Accreditation with High Marks
- Legislators Tour Offender Programming at the Putnamville Correctional Facility
- State Fair Fish Processed by PEN Products and Delivered to Food Bank
- Department of Correction?s Westville Correctional Facility Recommended for ACA Re-Accreditation with High Marks
- IWP Hosts SPSC
- Dorm offers refuge for recovering drug addicts
August 2007
- Project Backpack helps Hoosier foster children kick-off the school year in style
- Plainfield accepts land offer for new athletic fields
- Weekend of Relationship Enhancement at Correctional Industrial Facility
- 2007 Legislative-Judicial Days-Northern Region Tour
- New Prison Program Strengthens Families and Promotes Public Safety
- Edinburgh Correctional Facility Recommended for High Accreditation Score
- Emergency Response Teams Win For Special Olympics
- Rivenburg Imported to Head Juvenile Facility
- First Step Taken in Criminal Prosecution Of Offenders Responsible for Prison Disturbance
- Plainfield Correctional Facility Made Contribution to Kids Summer Lunch Bunch Program
- PEN Products Awards U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeships to 164 Offender Workers
July 2007
- Department of Correction?s Training Institute Recommended for ACA Accreditation with High Marks
- Inside Out Dad's Graduation Correctional Industrial Facility
- IDOC Commissioner Addresses Greencastle Kiwanis Club
- PREF and Plainfield team up with sidewalk project
- Offenders and Staff at Westville Correctional Facility Build New Wooden Conference Table for Governor?s Office
- Correctional Facility K-9 Unit Hosts Community Demonstrations
June 2007
- Inmates at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility receive their college degrees
- State prison helps Intra-City League kick off 57th year of Baseball
- Second Chances Program Marks One Year Anniversary for Department of Correction
- Cordial Named Human Resources Director for Department of Correction
- Putnamville Front page news, again! - Hoosiers, TRF style
- Commissioner Donahue Leads the Walk for Mental Health
- Department of Correction to Discontinue Work Camp at Federal Wildlife Area
- DOC and Martin University Focus on Strengthening Diversity
- Indiana program helps horses, inmates
- Department of Correction Employees Carry Flame of Hope for Special Olympians
- Managing Growth
May 2007
- New Director of Emergency Response Operations Named
- Corrections official stresses re-entry program
- Post Event Analysis Report
- Post Event Analysis of the New Castle Correctional Facility Disturbance on April 24, 2007
- State offers inmates help for life on the outside
- Corrections employees set to see pay increases
- Changing Lives ... One Job at a Time
- New Superintendent of Putnamville Correctional Facility Named
- Al Parke Named Southern Regional Director
- Indiana Department of Correction now included in SAVIN service
- DOC Employees Receive Governor?s Public Service Achievement Awards
- New Partnership Gives Second Chance to Horses
- State Elevates Correctional Professionals in Indiana
- IDOC Leadership Share Promising Practices
- Chain O?Lakes Correctional Facility Recommended for National Accreditation
April 2007
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Recommended for National Accreditation
- Burch Named Director of Re-entry
- Miami Correctional Facility Implements K-9 Team
- Offender Awarded First U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Certificate
- Miami Correctional Facility Awarded National Accreditation
- Miami Correctional Facility to Host its First Prison Mini-Relay
- Davis Named Superintendent at Madison Correctional Facility
- New Superintendent Named at Henryville Correctional Facility
- Department Hosts Summit to Address Sexual Violence in Prisons
- Greyhounds graduate from prison program
- ISP offenders participate in Inside Out Dads Program
- Henryville offenders? program helps communities save dollars
March 2007
- Henryville offenders? program helps communities save dollars
- Offenders Support Victims of Domestic Abuse
- Rushville Rotary Club Welcomes DOC Commissioner
- Whipker Named Director of Parole
- Offenders Strive to Be Better Dads at Correctional Industrial Facility
- Eight offenders receive certificates
- Indiana Department of Correction Rebuilds Lives Through Education
- Re-entry mission keeps felons on course
- Offenders Help Indiana Kids Appreciate American History
- State reaches agreement to house Arizona inmates
- Correctional Trainers Recognized at Statewide Conference for Excellence
- Correctional Volunteers Help Prepare 6,000 Meals
- Inmates taught to be better dads
- Miami prison receives perfect score
- Department of Correction Celebrates Black History Month
- Miami Correctional Facility Recommended for ACA Re-accreditation
February 2007
- Indiana Prisons Help Connect Fathers with Kids
- Aramark program trains inmates for post-incarceration culinary careers
- Correctional Employees Climb Up the Ladder
- Department of Correction Awarded Big Grant to Protect Offenders and Communities
- Plainfield correction reaps rewards of legislators donations
- Prison inmates earn degrees, confidence through Indiana State program
- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility looking for workers
- State employees win contracts to manage state?s three Department of Correction re-entry centers
- Prison Crews Help Clear US 421
- Indiana State Prison Minimum Security Offenders Help Local Community
- Prison work crews clear the path for government employees
- Superintendent of Indiana Women?s Prison Appointed
- Lawmakers Assist DOC with Re-entry Initiative
- Davis Named Deputy Commissioner of Operations
- Prison Work crew Saves Indiana War Memorials over $120,000
- Correctional Industrial Facility Recommended for ACA Re-Accreditation
January 2007
- Convict Tracking Upgraded
- Department of Correction Improves Mental Health Services
- Hard work pays off at PEN Products
- Department of Correction Provides Faith- and Character-Based Program for Juvenile Offenders
- Indiana launches statewide notification network
- Northeast Juvenile Correctional Facility Receives Re-Accreditation at ACA Conference
- Partnership with Boy Scouts of America creates post for juveniles to explore potential careers
- Indiana Department of Correction Juvenile Facility Awarded ACA Accreditation
- Plainfield Correctional Facility Teacher Receives National Recognition
- Lt. Governor Skillman Announces Delivery of Donation to Statewide Food Bank Network
- Boy Scout Donation
- Governor Names New Chair of Parole Board
December 2006
- Support Our Troops license plate makes debut
- A special helping paw
- DOC Provides Alternatives for Indiana Youth
- Plainfield Correctional Facility doubles as North Pole
- Graduates seek good health through DOC
- Commissioner J. David Donahue Joins Females Graduates at CLIFF Ceremony
- Reentry A New Model for Fathers
- Inmates Bringing Bikes Back to Life
- Indiana Department of Correction and Governor?s Office Leadership Partner to Discuss Public Safety and Legislation
- CIBA Foundation Awards Grant to Shifting Gears Program
- Plainfield Correctional Facility Receives 2006 Treat People Better Award
November 2006
- Indiana Joins National Meth Awareness Day
- Indiana State Prison Staff Get Fit
- Staying out: Tenant-assistance Plan Works to Ease Former Inmates Into Society
- First PREF Grads Celebrate; Prepare For Future Freedom
- The DOC's War on Recidivism
- Program Helps Parolees Find Home
- Contract Signed for Rental Assistance Program for Ex-Offenders
- State Agencies Collaborate To Promote Re-Entry
October 2006
- Northeast Juvenile Correctional Facility Recommended for Re-Accreditation
- WTWO Features Offender Re-Entry Program
- Joint Eyeglass Effort Hits Milestone
- J. David Donahue Addresses Public Safety
- Indiana Department of Correction Helps Catch One of America?s 10 Most Wanted
- Indiana Department of Correction and Clay County Sheriff?s Department Team Up to Provide New Approaches
- Indiana State Prison Recognizes Employees At Quarterly General Assembly
- PLUS Program Highlighted in Spirituality & Health Magazine
- Moving From Prison to Productive Lives
- Society Key in Inmate?s Release
- Indiana Department of Correction Showcases Vehicles for Sale to Assist Victims of Violent Crimes
- Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton Pioneers Educational Program
- Art Offers Creative Solution to Juvenile Crime
- Faith and Character
- Department of Correction Officially Kicks Off State Employees Community Campaign (SECC) for 2006
- Give ex-offenders a Second Chance
- State Reaches Agreement to House California Inmates
- The Indiana Department of Correction Announces 2006 Commissioner's Awards Winners
September 2006
- Hundreds Attend Conference on Reducing Gang Activity
- Over 600 Law Enforcement Officals Meet at the Crossroads
- Over 600 Law Enforcement Officals Meet at the Crossroads
- Apprenticeships Get Comprehensive - Reprinted from corrections.com
- A New Cycle - Reprinted from the Herald Bulletin
- Indiana Canine Assistant and Adolescent Network (ICAAN) - DOC Joint Venture Highlighted in Summer 2006 Edition of IUPUI Magazine
- Prison Partnerships - Watchout Business alert article in Biz Voice Magazine
- Criminology Major Gains Valuable Experience at Department of Correction
- 38 state employees receive Public Service Achievement Awards
August 2006
- Department of Correction Assists in Storm Cleanup
- Department of Correction Recognizes Long Term Employees
- Indiana Department of Correction Announces New Chief Financial Officer
- Inspect What You Expect: How the Department of Correction is improving the Indiana prison system
- Indiana Department of Correction Presents $19,054.24 and School Supplies to Foster Children
- Prisoners Shift Gears at the Indiana Department of Correction
- CLIFF Program helping meth addicts get back on track
July 2006
- Correctional Employees Vital To Criminal Justice Success
- Facility Gives Inmates a Head Start
- Nation's First Re-entry Facility Offers Progressive Programming to Prisoners
June 2006
- Indiana and Kentucky Corrections Officials Brainstorm On Mutual Issues
- Dan Ronay Appointed Director of Staff Development and Training
- Indiana Department of Correction and Greyhound Prison Partnership Save Lives of Grey Hounds
- Julie Smith Named as Rockville Correctional Facility Superintendent
- Wabash Valley First Site In State For Apprenticeship Program
- Ball State Graduation at the Indiana State Prison
- Indiana Committed to Renewable Energy Sources
- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Recommendation for Re-Accreditation by the ACA
- Indiana Department of Correction Launches Fugitive Watch Website
May 2006
- Branchville Superintendent Appointment
- New Director Focuses on Females
- Offenders Make Toys For Needy Children
- Department of Correction Announces New Appointments
- Department of Correction Appoints New Superintendent at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Indiana Department of Correction Hosts the 19th Annual Correctional Accreditation Managers’ (CAMA) Conference
- Governor Daniels and Commissioner J. David Donahue to Kick-off National Correctional Employees Week
- Muncie Habitat for Humanity and Pendleton Youth Join Forces to Serve People in Need
- Governor Attends Graduation of First Female Graduation Of Meth Treatment Program
- Plainfield Correctional Facility and Reception Diagnostic Center Recommendation for ACA Accreditation
April 2006
- E-commerce Elevates Indiana’s Prison Enterprise Program
- Lt. Governor Announces New Homelessness Initiative
- Community Correction Agencies Receive Grants
- Institutional Management of Security Threat Groups - Reprinted from Corrections Today
- Gene Martin Named as Miami Correctional Facility Superintendent
- Indiana Department of Correction Goes Green
- Pendleton Correctional Facility Recommendation for ACA Accreditation
- National Crime Victim Rights Week - April 23-29, 2006
- Prisoners Offer Cost Effective Solutions
March 2006
- Indiana Department Of Correction To Upgrade Facilities For Improved Energy Management With Postive Economic, Environmental Impact
- DOC Facility Head Receives Distinguished Hoosier Award
- INDOT and DOC lead cleanup, traffic coordination for tournament travelers
- Juveniles Get Direct Access in Indiana
- Prison Privatization is Praised
- DOC Opens Lines of Communication for Offenders
- State Prison Inmates Help To Keep Indiana Beautiful
- Indiana Department of Correction Hosts Suicide Prevention Summit
February 2006
- 52 State Employees Receive Public Service Achievement Awards
- State Emphasizes Inmate Rehab
- State Cuts Red Tape in Prisoner Complaint Process
- Justice Department Reaches Settlement Regarding Conditions at Two Indiana Juvenile Justice Facilities
January 2006
- Three Department of Correction Facilities Awarded ACA Accreditation
- Are you looking to begin your career in a dynamic and energized corrections environment? We invite you to the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility Job Fair.
- Department of Correction Announces Superintendent Appointments
- Indiana Revamps Sex Offender Information Sharing
- Indiana Launches Improved Sex Offender Registry Web Site
- Steve McCauley Named as Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility Superintendent
- The Indiana Department of Correction Awards $1,766,652 Grants for Juveniles
- Department of Correction Announces Key Appointment at Westville Correctional Facility
December 2005
- Meth Treatment Unit Targets Youth and Success
- Miami County Takes Center Stage For Summit
- Commissioner Donahue Welcomes Miss America 2000 to Indiana Women's Prison To Highlight Veteran's Support Initiatives
- Lt. Governor Skillman Announces Delivery of Donation to Statewide Food Bank Network
November 2005
- Offender Work Crews Assist in Clean Up of Tornado Disaster
- DOC wants to partner with community groups to aid inmate re-entry
- Meeting the Challenge: Indiana State Prison earns accreditation in its 145th year
- Indiana State Prison Recommended for Accreditation
October 2005
- State Takes Lead in Public Safety
- State Agencies Cooperate to Reduce Deer Herd and Feed Indiana's Hungry
- Rondle Anderson Receives Indiana Correctional Association Distinguished Service Award
- Corrective Measures Taken at Juvenile Facilities by Department of Correction
- Expanded Work-Crew Program a Success at Branchville Correctional Facility
- The Indiana Department of Correction Announces 2005 Commissioner's Awards Winners
September 2005
- Indiana Department of Correction Announces Finalized Contract Negotiations With The GEO Group, Inc.
- J. David Donahue and Prison Fellowship Founder Colson Discuss the PLUS in Prison Life
- Indiana Department of Correction Lends a "Helping Hand" to Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Correction Hurricane Victims
- Commissioner J. David Donahue of the Indiana Department of Corrections Addresses Re-Entry
- Department of Correction Announces Appointments of Key Positions
- Department of Correction Announces Merge Between Indiana State Prison and Lakeside Correctional Facility
- Department of Correction Opens Nation's First Prison-Based Meth Treatment Unit for Females: Commissioner Donahue Lauds Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals, and Sends Message of Recovery
August 2005
- The Indiana Department of Correction Selects GEO Group, Inc. to begin contract negotiations for operation of the New Castle facility
- Department Announces Indiana Road to Re-entry Web Site
- Audio Interview with Kevin Keith, News Director White River Broadcasting - Columbus, Indiana
- Department of Correction Announces Mission Changes At Two Department of Correction Facilities
- Department of Correction Donates School Supplies to Foster Children
- Indiana Department of Correction Announces New Partnership To Save Over $19 Million
July 2005
- Governor Champions Faith-Based Prison Initiative
- General Assembly Does Time at Indiana Department of Correction
- State asks community help with ex-prisoners
- Commissioner J.David Donahue Sets Guidance for Department.
June 2005
- Department Welcomes Randy Focken - Director of Parole
- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Unveils New Meth Treatment Unit
- Department of Correction Announces Leadership Changes
May 2005
- Department of Correction Announces Organizational Changes
- Department of Correction Announces Appointment of PEN Products Director
- Department of Correction Saves $11.5 M in Tax Dollars
- Commissioner Donahue Shares Positive Outlook at First Faith and Character-Based Advisory Board Meeting
- PLUS - Faith and Character-based re-entry initiative
- Governor Daniels Proclaims Correctional Employee Week: May 1st-May 7th
April 2005
- United Way of America Recognizes Indiana Department of Correction
- Branchville Correctional Facility Recommended for Sixth National Accreditation
- Department of Correction Announces Appointment of Key Positions
- Prison Tails Program at Westville Gives Dogs a New Lease On Life Deputy Commissioner Von Arx to Talk about Re-entry at Woman Expo
- Commissioner Donahue Hosts a Statewide Earth Initiative Superintendent Blank Gains National Recognition for Innovation in Corrections
- Governor Mitch Daniels Gives Department of Correction Kudos for First Meth Unit Launch
- Indiana Department of Correction Responds to the Emergent Increases of Methamphetamine with Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
March 2005
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