Plainfield Correctional Facility

Plainfield Correctional Facility
Location Plainfield, Indiana
Status open
Capacity 1658
Opened 1969
Managed by Indiana Department of Corrections

Plainfield Correctional Facility is a prison for men of the Indiana Department of Correction located in Plainfield, Indiana.[1]

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

  • Mike Tyson (assigned to the Indiana Youth Center in April 1992,[4] released on Saturday March 25, 1995[5])

References

  1. ↑ "Plainfield Correctional Facility." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "2009 Annual Report." Indiana Department of Correction. 49 (49/100). Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ Offender Population Statistical Report, February 2016
  4. ↑ "Mike Tyson Assigned To Indiana Youth Center." Orlando Sentinel. April 16, 1992. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
  5. ↑ "BOXING; Tyson to Be Released Today." The New York Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.

Coordinates: 39°41′25″N 86°24′53″W / 39.69028°N 86.41472°W / 39.69028; -86.41472

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