Pendleton Reformatory

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4490 West Reformatory Road
Pendleton, IN 46064
(765) 778-2107
www.in.gov/idoc/2411.htm

Established: 1923
Security Level: Maximum Security Adult Male
Average Daily Population FY 1999-2000: 1,409

John Dillinger ( was jailed here and tried to escape 3 times. In the first six years, the maturing Dillinger received punishment for numerous infractions which included fighting, gambling, concealing a razor and food in his cell, destroying prison property, and generally ignoring prison regulations.

Dillinger also met the blue eyed, sandy haired, handsome Harry Pierpont (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Pierpont) at the reformatory. Pierpont would become his close friend and future partner in a short life of crime.

In a literary conection, the main character in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" alludes to having spent time at Pendleton for theft.
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Coordinates:   39°59'0"N   85°45'36"W
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