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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - One of Michigan City’s largest employers will close its doors, and the mayor couldn’t be more pleased. 416 people now work at the Indiana State Prison, which is ...
Michigan City is getting a head start on planning for the day the Indiana State Prison closes. Last Friday, a plan was unveiled to shut down the prison in Michigan City in about four years.
The 24-acre Indiana State Prison site is located on the west side of Michigan City, just a short walk from Lake Michigan and adjacent to the South Shore commuter rail line.
The prison is still open, and the city doesn’t even own it yet. But the plan is to relocate the prison to the new Westville ...
Michigan City is getting a head start on planning for life after Indiana State Prison closes. Last week, a plan was unveiled to shut down the 163-year-old prison in Michigan City in about four years.
The redevelopment of a 19th Century State Prison is a far more complicated process that requires coordinated leadership from the State of Indiana and the City of Michigan City,” said Farr.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Authorities in Michigan City, Indiana, said an inmate escaped from the Indiana State Prison Wednesday morning. The inmate, Travis Hornett, is a white Hispanic male who is 5'4 and ...
The Indiana State Police is continuing an investigation into a Sunday stabbing attack by an inmate at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City that left one prison guard dead and a second guard ...
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana State Police are investigating a homicide at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after an inmate was found dead. At 4:30 a.m. Friday, detectives with ...
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Indiana State Police detectives are investigating an attack on two correction officers at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. The incident happened Sunday, Feb. 21 ...