The Miami Correct Facility is a state prison located near Bunker Hill, Indiana, on the Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base site in West 850 South and US-31, about 11 miles north of Kokomo, Indiana. Founded in 1998 and have high, medium, and minimum inmates, all are men. [1] With full capacity, Miami can accommodate 3,188 prisoners, making it the largest facility in the state of Indiana. Level one prisoners are placed outside the prison fence in a dormitory living unit that can accommodate a maximum of 204 prisoners. High and medium security facilities are inside the fence and hold two, three, and four prisoners in a two-person cell. [2]
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On March 6, 1996, Indiana Prison's Electoral Committee announced that the downsized Grissom Air Force Base would be the country's newest jail place. The committee wants to ensure that prisons are established in areas not in conflict with prisons. The Miami community has been promoting their region through a yellow ribbon campaign for new prison locations because such facilities will provide needed local jobs that have been lost when the air force base, the country's largest employer, is downsized.
Phase I construction began in August 1997 and was ready for the first prisoners to arrive in May 1999. John VanNatta, the first inspector of the Miami Correctional Facility, arrived with the first wave of prisoners. He previously served as Atterbury's Atterbury Facility Supervisor for ten years. Construction of the Phase II facility began in 1999 and opened to inmates in October 2001. VanNatta Inspector was summoned in January 2003 from an Indiana reserve to serve as Guantanamo Bay jailer. Stanley Knight fills VanNatta during his absence. Walter Martin took over the post in June 2006 when VanNatta worked with the federal government. Mark Sevier became the next superintendent and was transferred to the Westville Correctional Facility in 2014. The current inspector in November 2014 was Kathy Griffin. Griffin is a First Army Retired and former Superintendent of Chain O 'Lakes Correctional Facility.
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The death of a prisoner
The most noteworthy incident during eight years of prison history is the death of inmate Angel Oquendo # 111368 [3]. On December 4, 2002, Oquendo died after a fight with a Miami prison officer. The Miami County coroner "Rey" decided that Oquendo's death was murder. He had requested medical treatment but was refused because he did not use the correct protocol in seeking medical attention and his condition was declared non-emergency. Oquendo then refused the officers' instructions and became uncooperative when they tried to escort him back to his cell. The officers were forced to subdue Oquendo with pepper spray and then carry it between them into the separating unit. Oqueno died from suffocation after being placed in a cell alone. Although Oquendo had a long list of medical conditions, the coroner decided that the cause of his death was suffocation during his detention. After an investigation by the Indiana State Police, the Miami District Attorney stipulated that there was no criminal intent by prison staff and therefore no criminal action would be committed against the staff. [4]
Methamphetamine Unit
In April 2005, a prison unit designed to work with methamphetamine drug addicts (meth) was opened at the Miami Correctional Facility. This program is one of the first in the country. Methamphetamine use has increased significantly in Indiana since 1994, since meth labs are the most concentrated in the Midwest. The goal of the program is to prevent recurring crimes related to methamphetamine use that will keep prisoners return to prison after they are released.
The program entitled the Clean Lifestyle is Freedom Forever (CLIFF), is voluntary as well as a place of residence; inmates must live in units separate from the rest of the prison. This intensive four-stage program requires participants to spend 10 hours a day on workdays participating in program activities. The first stage of the program is education about the circumstances that cause meth addiction and how to avoid this trap. The second and third stages are medications, which address various medical problems that are the consequences of drug abuse. The fourth stage of the program prepares participants for reentry into the outside world. Once the inmates are released, the program will continue to monitor participants' progress as they adjust to life outside the confinement. CLIFF cuts 6 months from convict sentences after successful completion.
References
- "Battle Plan for Improvement." Indianapolis Star May 15, 2000.
- "Business exploded for Miami Jail." Kokomo Tribune August 12, 2002.
- "A new prison unit to treat inmates who are addicted to shabu." Indianapolis Star April 9, 2005.
- "The prison unit to help stop the habit of chewing." Indianapolis Star April 12, 2005.
- "Inmates from the Bronx died after fighting with the state prison guards." Indianapolis Star December 5, 2002.
- "The phone made a difficult time." Indianapolis Star January 17, 2003.
- "Take a step toward recovery." Indianapolis Star October 14, 2005.
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