Unlock the Box survey - Indiana
These are two prisons that have designated cells where prisoners are in solitary confinement for at least 22 hours a day with no congregate dining, exercise or other services.
- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Secure Confinement Unit, PO Box 111 Carlisle, IN 47838
- Maximum Control Facility, PO Box 557, Westville, IN 46391
I have been in both and the following statistics apply to both prisons:
There are around 250-330 prisoners
It is around 48% white and 48%
Black and 2% Latino
The units opened 15-20 years ago
Prisoners
have been abused physically by offers in the past
Prisoners are
regularly subject to humiliation and refusal of showers