Indiana State Prison

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New Visitor Registration Process

Step 1: Request Visitation

All visitors must submit State Form 14387 to be screened for criminal history, employment with DOC and relation to the incarcerated individuals before scheduling the first visit.

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Step 2: Register for ViaPath

All Visitors must register for a ViaPath Account and be approved before scheduling in-person and online visits.

Step 3: Schedule Visit

Already registered? Remember all visitation requests observe Eastern time. Available dates and times will be listed for that incarcerated individuals facility.

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Visitation & Mail
Volunteering
Community Advisory Board Meetings
Programming

Volunteer Opportunities

Religious Programs - Volunteers assist with the following faith groups: Catholic, Christian, Native American, Buddhist, Orthodox Christian, Moorish Science Temple of America, Hebrew Israelite, Messianic, Jewish, Wicca, Islamic, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Asatru.
Re-Entry Programs - Volunteers facilitate programming on various re-entry topics such as employment, family issues, education, community support, domestic violence, or other topics to assist individuals with a successful re-entry back into the community.
Substance Abuse - Volunteers are needed for the 12 Step program and Narcotics Anonymous.
Other Topics - Assisting with the gardening program, providing educational assistance for math or art classes, and building trades and vocational skills.
Insight Garden Program - This program facilitates an innovative curriculum combined with vocational gardening and landscaping training so that people in prison can reconnect to self, community, and the natural world. This “inner” and “outer” gardening approach transforms lives, ends ongoing cycles of incarceration, and creates safer communities. For more information about the Insight Garden Program please visit their website. Feel free to view and distribute the IGP brochure.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Deb Osos

Please contact the Community Engagement Coordinator if you are interested in volunteering or donating. For general volunteer information, please visit the IDOC Volunteer page.

Volunteer Opportunities

Religious Programs - Volunteers assist with the following faith groups: Catholic, Christian, Native American, Buddhist, Orthodox Christian, Moorish Science Temple of America, Hebrew Israelite, Messianic, Jewish, Wicca, Islamic, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Asatru.
Re-Entry Programs - Volunteers facilitate programming on various re-entry topics such as employment, family issues, education, community support, domestic violence, or other topics to assist individuals with a successful re-entry back into the community.
Substance Abuse - Volunteers are needed for the 12 Step program and Narcotics Anonymous.
Other Topics - Assisting with the gardening program, providing educational assistance for math or art classes, and building trades and vocational skills.
Insight Garden Program - This program facilitates an innovative curriculum combined with vocational gardening and landscaping training so that people in prison can reconnect to self, community, and the natural world. This “inner” and “outer” gardening approach transforms lives, ends ongoing cycles of incarceration, and creates safer communities. For more information about the Insight Garden Program please visit their website. Feel free to view and distribute the IGP brochure.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Deb Osos

Please contact the Community Engagement Coordinator if you are interested in volunteering or donating. For general volunteer information, please visit the IDOC Volunteer page.

Community Advisory Board Meetings begin at Noon
These meetings consist of community advisory board members (CAB). A list of members can be found HERE

Programs

The Indiana Department of Correction offers a wide selection of programming, courses, and activities based on both facility and Incarcerated Individuals need, as well as available resources. Listed below are several current programming opportunities available at the facility. While staff leads some, many are volunteer-driven. If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities, please visit our volunteer page. For more information on these programs and/or a complete listing of the programs the IDOC offers, please visit the IDOC Programs page.

Thinking for a Change
PLUS
Substance Abuse
PINS (Parenting Inside/Outside Dads)
Indiana Correctional Industries (ICI)
Organic Gardening
Aramark's IN2WORK
MPOP/SPOP
Culinary Arts
USDOL Apprenticeship
- Barber
- Fire fighter
- Landscape Gardener
- Offset-Press Operator
- Landscape Management Technician
- Teacher Aide
- Housekeeper

About Indiana State Prison:

The first Indiana State Prison was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1822. In 1858 the state was looking for a second location to build another prison and purchased land in Michigan City. Both prisons in Michigan City and Jeffersonville were named the Indiana State Prison, one designated Prison North and the other Prison South. In 1922, Prison South was destroyed by a fire, and the Michigan City location became the oldest facility in the system. The Prison’s first perimeter wall enclosed 8.3 acres. Through the years, as additional room was needed, the facility was enlarged to 24 acres. There are ten towers on the walls, and they are manned all day, every day. The facility has a capacity of more than 2,400 incarcerated individuals. Indiana State Prison staff take pride in keeping the buildings and grounds clean and presentable. The prison is designated a level four maximum security facility, which houses incarcerated individuals with long sentences and/or individuals convicted of violent crimes. Also located on the prison grounds is a level two facility, formerly known as Lakeside Correctional Facility, with a capacity for 385 incarcerated individuals.

Also located on the prison grounds is a level two facility, formerly known as Lakeside Correctional Facility. It has a capacity for 385 Incarcerated Individuals and the prison uses their Incarcerated Individuals to maintain the grounds, building maintenance, and food preparation for the Staff Dining Room.