MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - One of Michigan City’s largest employers will close its doors, and the mayor couldn’t be more pleased. 416 people now work at the Indiana State Prison, which is ...

Last Friday, a plan was unveiled to shut down the prison in Michigan City in about four years. At about the same time, the state awarded a $329,000 grant to help the community map out future ...

The Indiana Department of Correction plans to close the state prison in Michigan City after a new, $1.2 billion prison facility was approved last week by budget regulators.

Michigan City is getting a head start on planning for life after Indiana State Prison closes. Last week, a plan was unveiled to shut down the 163-year-old prison in Michigan City in about four years.

There are plans for a more than 160-year-old prison in LaPorte County to close its doors. The Indiana Department of Correction intends to shut down the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City and ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - A brainstorming session took place in Michigan City Wednesday night. The city’s biggest employer is set to close its doors, and residents were invited to give ...

The state announced in 2023 it will close the prison in Michigan City after completion of the new $1.2 billion Westville Correctional Facility.

Community leaders have high hopes for continuing "economic boom" when prison and NIPSCO coal plant are both gone. Indiana State Prison to close; Michigan City officials excited at the development ...

Michigan City is working on a feasibility study for the 100-acre prison site at 1 Park Row St. and put out a request for proposals. It plans to spend up to $240,000 in state READI funds to ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI - The closing later this month of Pugsley Correctional Facility in Kingsley, south of Traverse City, will result in 51 layoffs, the state Department of Corrections says.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI - A state prison in Kingsley, south of Traverse City, will shut down in September as Michigan's prison population continues to drop. The closing will save $22 million in ...