Plainfield Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:	Plainfield Correctional Facility
Status:	open
Capacity:	1658
Opened:	1969

Plainfield Correctional Facility is a prison for men of the Indiana Department of Correction located in Plainfield, Indiana.^[1]

The facility opened in 1969 as the Indiana Youth Center.^[2]

As of 2016, the prison housed 1,659 inmates, and employed 333 staff.^[3]

Notable inmates

• Mike Tyson (assigned to the Indiana Youth Center in April 1992,^[4] released on March 25, 1995^[5]) Tyson had to serve additional time after he threatened a guard, although full details of this were not released.^[6]

External links

• "Plainfield Correctional Facility." Indiana Department of Correction

Notes and References

1. "Plainfield Correctional Facility." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
2. "2009 Annual Report." Indiana Department of Correction. 49 (49/100). Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
3. https://secure.in.gov/idoc/files/0216_OffenderPopulation.pdf Offender Population Statistical Report, February 2016
4. "Mike Tyson Assigned To Indiana Youth Center." Orlando Sentinel. April 16, 1992. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
5. "BOXING; Tyson to Be Released Today." The New York Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
6. News: TYSON'S DESCENT FROM GLORY CONTINUES IN DEPTHS OF PRISON . 1993-02-14 . Bill Brubaker . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.