TERRE HAUTE, IN – Indiana is poised to allocate a significant sum to prepare a state prison for a new federal partnership.

The Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) is requesting nearly $16 million in state funding to upgrade the Miami Correctional Facility to house federal immigration detainees.

The request, which will be considered by the State Budget Committee on Wednesday, comes after a recent agreement with the federal government to use up to 1,000 existing beds at the prison for immigration and law enforcement activity. The DOC’s funding request of $15,790,000 is intended for capital improvements necessary to operate the new detention facility.

These planned upgrades include enhancements to perimeter fencing and lighting, temporary housing structures, modifications to intake area

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