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November 2021


Second chance seating (11/19/2021)
Aramark Awards Scholarships to six Rockville Correctional Facility Offenders (11/16/2021)
Grant funding will support partnership with University of Cincinnati Corrections Institiute (11/15/2021)
Renee Bodkin Awarded Special Olympics of Indiana Honor (11/12/2021)
Community partnerships are a huge part of what we do here at IDOC (11/08/2021)
Projects like One Net One Life at Indiana Women's Prison is one of the many ways that our incarcerated population is involved in community service (11/05/2021)
Bloomington Parole Agent Administers Narcan (11/04/2021)
Operation safe Halloween 2021(11/04/2021)
RCF Recognizes American Veterans in 15th Annual Field of Flags Ceremony (11/04/2021)
Rockville Correctional Facility Receives Reaccreditation Recommendation after ACAS Audit (11/04/2021)
Pacers spend the day at Putnamville Correctional Facility (11/01/2021)


October 2021

The Latest News About the New Way Time can Be Awarded (10/01/2021)


September 2021

Three Rockville Correctional Facility Staff Honored at IDOC Commissioner's Awards Ceremony (09/14/20210)


August 2021

LaPorte Promotes Officer to Sergeant (08/19/2021)
Investigator Retires (08/18/2021)
Lakeshore Learning, SPARK Learning Lab, and Child Care Answers Promote Early Childhood Development in Officer Breann Leath Memorial Maternal-Child Health Unit (08/10/2021)
David Wire Retires After 34 Years (08/08/2021)
Commissioner's Coin Awarded to SGT. Judy Hinton at Branchville Correctional Facility for Heroism (08/04/2021)


July 2021

CIF IN2WORK Graduation (07/29/2021)
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Announces Staff Promotion (07/26/2021)
Educator Retires After 40 Years of Service (07/20/2021)
Building a Foundation for Re-Entry (07/12/2021)
WVCF Employee Promotes to OII Supervisor (07/08/2021)
WVCF & The WILL Center Partner to Help Those in Need (07/08/2021)
Sullivan County Resident Climbs the Ranks at WVCF (07/06/2021)
LaPorte Promotes Sergeant to Lieutenant (07/01/2021)


June 2021

Rockville Correctional Facility Bids Farewell to Two Retiring Staff (06/30/2021)
RCF Incarcerated Veterans Group Walks for PTSD Awareness and Women Veterans Recognition Day (06/21/2021)
Indiana State Police Pioneer Camp Receives $2,500 Donations from Branchville Correctional Facility (06/17/2021)
WVCF Teams Up with Team of Mercy (06/16/2021)
WVCF Offenders Prepare Pool to Open (06/10/2021)
WVCF Shows Their Support for Special Olympics (06/09/2021_
Offender Labor Line Sets Up Bocce Ball Courts (06/09/2021)
WVCF Offenders Setting Up Bocce Ball Courts for Special Olympics (06/08/2021)
From Head of Investigation to Physical Plant Director (06/07/2021)
Daviess County Resident Climbs the Ranks at WVCF (06/03/2021)


May 2021

Two Staff Promoted to Correctional Lieutenant at the Rockville Correctional Facility (04/29/2021)
Staff Member Recognized as Silent Hero at WVCF (04/26/2021)
Class Focuses on How Crime Impacts Victims (04/23/2021)
Newly Constructed Treatment Center is Rededicated in Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (04/19/2021)
Brent Irelan Promoted to Correctional Captain at Rockville Correctional Facility (04/16/2021)
Purdue Skills for Success Partners with Indianapolis Parole and Three Area Employees (04/13/2021)
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Promotes Ranata Preston to Sergeant (04/13/2021)
Oscar Neese Retires from Putnamville Correctional Facility (04/12/2021)
Gary Sears Appointed as Correctional Lieutenant at Putnamville Correctional Facility (04/08/2021)
New Security Threat Group Coordinator at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (04/08/2021)
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Promotes William Allen to Sergeant (04/08/2021)
The Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program Takes a Look Inside the Indiana Department of Correction (04/07/2021)
Elliott Lofton Retires from Rockville Correctional Facility (04/01/2021)


April 2021

Two Staff Promoted to Correctional Lieutenant at the Rockville Correctional Facility (04/29/2021)
Staff Member Recognized as Silent Hero at WVCF (04/26/2021)
Class Focuses on How Crime Impacts Victims (04/23/2021)
Newly Constructed Treatment Center is Rededicated in Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (04/19/2021)
Brent Irelan Promoted to Correctional Captain at Rockville Correctional Facility (04/16/2021)
Purdue Skills for Success Partners with Indianapolis Parole and Three Area Employees (04/13/2021)
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Promotes Ranata Preston to Sergeant (04/13/2021)
Oscar Neese Retires from Putnamville Correctional Facility (04/12/2021)
Gary Sears Appointed as Correctional Lieutenant at Putnamville Correctional Facility (04/08/2021)
New Security Threat Group Coordinator at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (04/08/2021)
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Promotes William Allen to Sergeant (04/08/2021)
The Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program Takes a Look Inside the Indiana Department of Correction (04/07/2021)
Elliott Lofton Retires from Rockville Correctional Facility (04/01/2021)


March 2021

Employees of the Quarter Honored at Branchville Correctional Facility Luncheon (03/31/2021)
LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility Graduates Twelve Students (03/29/2120)
IDOC Staff and Incarcerated Women Work Together to Discuss Gender-Specific Barriers (03/29/2021)
Correctional Industrial Facility's Wheels for the World sends wheelchairs to Uganda (03/26/2021)
LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility Announces Staff Promotion (03/25/2021)
Branchville Correctional Facility Donated Crosses for COVID-19 Memorial (03/19/2021)
Indiana Department of Correction Donates $1,300 to Code Black Indy (03/18/2021)
Indiana Department of Correction Apprenticeship Program (03/18/2021)
Rockville Correctional Facility Supports Local Food Pantry (03/17/2021)
Incarcerated Population Acquire Construction Skills for Re-Entry (03/11/2021)
Jade Reedy Promoted to Unit Team Manager at Putnamville Correctional Facility (03/10/2021)
Rising Star Award Presented to Officer Kayla Bryant (03/05/2021)
Major Shannan Sturgeon Recognized for 30 Years of Service (03/05/2021)
Mucker's One Stop Shop (03/04/2021)
Cancellation Notice - Vincennes University Hosts Indiana Department of Correction Presentations for Students (03/03/2021)
Vincennes University Hosts Indiana Department of Correction Presentations for Students (03/03/2021)
DOL Open Forum (03/02/2021)
Oakland City University Students and Staff Give During Time of Grief (03/02/2021)


February 2021

Services for Lt. Eugene Lasco (02/26/2021)
CPAFI Spring Scholarship Awarded (02/26/2021)
Aramark IN2WORK Graduates at Indiana Women's Prison (02/23/2021)
Interns Experience the Indiana Department of Correction Firsthand (02/23/2021)
Indiana Department of Correction Identifies Officers Attacked at Indiana State Prison (02/22/2021)
After 30 Years of Dedicated Service Officer Don Eger Retires (02/19/2021)
Eight Officers Promoted to Correctional Sergeants (02/19/2021)
HIRE Program Connects Offenders with Employment (02/17/2021)
CPAFI Spring Scholarship Awarded to Branchville Employee (02/15/2021)
Training Officer Appointed to Correctional Lieutenant at Indiana State Prison (02/12/2021)
Putnamville Correctional Welcomes Wexford Health Services Employee to the Team (02/04/2021)
"Silent Heroes" Recognized at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (02/03/2021)
Rockville Correctional Facility Promotes Angie Neeley to Correctional Caseworker (02/03/2021)
"Silent Hero" Awarded to Troy Pederson at Putnamville (02/01/2021)
Veteran Members of Putnamville Correctional Promoted (02/01/2021)
Putnamville Correctional Facility Promotes Eight New Sergeants (02/01/2021)


January 2021

Doyne Houghton & Robert Gillespie Promoted to Lieutenant at Putnamville Correctional Facility (01/29/2021)
DOL Open Forum (01/28/2021)
Indiana Department of Correction K9 Teams (01/27/2021)
Regional Plant Manager Named (01/25/2021)
Diversity Inclusion Efforts Underway (01/22/2021)
Margie Wagner Retires After 27 Years of Service (01/13/2021)
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Donates Toys and Tie-Knots Blankets for the Holidays (01/12/2021)
Pendleton Correctional Facility Recognizes Outstanding Work Performance by Custody Staff (01/11/2021)
Silent Hero Recognized by the Indiana Department of Correction (01/06/2021)
Indiana Department of Correction Announces Deputy Commissioner of Diversity and Development (01/05/2021)


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