Overview
- The facility received 15 detainees this week, with the Indiana Department of Correction saying it expected about 40 in custody and earlier projections near 100 by week’s end.
- The contract took effect on September 30, and the Governor’s office says it guarantees $79 million over two years, with higher payments if more beds are filled.
- A state lawmaker who toured the site said roughly 90 additional guards would be needed at full capacity and that transport plans via nearby Grissom Air Base are still unsettled.
- ICE operations are proceeding during the federal shutdown, with agents reportedly working without pay, and DOC says activities at Miami Correctional Facility are not currently affected.
- Local and advocacy responses continue, with IndyCar objecting to unauthorized branding, faith leaders holding a protest vigil, and the National Immigrant Justice Center planning attorney visits and raising due-process concerns.