The Indiana Department of Correction confirmed the fire happened Sunday night.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A live look at ongoing construction at the site of the new Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility in Westville, taken on Aug. 21, ...

A Michigan City man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after admitting to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - The Indiana State Prison in Michigan City will reportedly remain open after a new facility opens in 2027. Originally, the Indiana Department of Correction planned for both ...

The state of Indiana has reversed its decision to close the Indiana State Penitentiary in Michigan City. State officials cite a growing prison population as the reason for keeping the facility open.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — When my sons were little, we used to climb Mount Baldy, where I advised them of two choices in life. Look north, and there's 380 miles of deep blue Lake Michigan representing ...

Just hours before Roy Lee Ward was executed by lethal injection in Michigan City, a group of about 30 people, dressed in coats and some holding flashlights, prayed for an end to the death penalty.

MICHIGAN CITY — State corrections officials are backing away from earlier plans to close the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City once a new $1.2 billion facility opens in 2027, saying they now ...