The new Westville Correctional Facility in LaPorte County, when finished, will replace the existing facility in Michigan City.
WESTVILLE, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb broke ground Thursday on a $1.2 billion prison in northern Indiana that will replace two others in the state's costliest building project ever.in LaPorte County, when finished, will replace the existing facility with that name and the nearby Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
The current Westville prison was converted more than 40 years ago from a state mental health center built in 1951, while the first bricks of the state prison were laid before the Civil War,The 1.4 million-square-foot new prison is expected to house up to 4,200 male inmates and will provide “a modern and efficient space” for both inmates and more than 900 Indiana Department of Correction staff working there, Holcomb, a Republican, said in a news release.
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