Indiana Department of Correction - Indiana State Prison (Michigan City, Indiana)

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The Indiana State Prison is a maximum-security Indiana Department of Corrections prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines. It is located in Michigan City, Indiana, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Chicago. The average daily inmate population in November 2006 was 2,200 and 2,165 in 2011. The Indiana State Prison was established in 1860 as the state's second prison.

One of the most famous prisoners to be in the Michigan City prison was bank robber John Dillinger, who was released on parole in 1933.
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Coordinates:   41°42'12"N   86°55'4"W

Comments

  • I don't think Tyson was at Prison in Michigan City, but the Prison in Plainfield.
  • Guitarmeister is correct. Tyson never served a day outside of the minimum security "country club" facility at Plainfield.
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