Plainfield Correctional Facility is a prison for men of the
Indiana Department of Correction located in
Plainfield, Indiana
Plainfield is a town in Guilford, Liberty, and Washington townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 27,631 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 35,287.
History
In 1822 a tract of land whic ...
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The facility opened in 1969 as the Indiana Youth Center.
As of 2016, the prison housed 1,659 inmates, and employed 333 staff.
Notable inmates
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Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...
(assigned to the Indiana Youth Center in April 1992, released on March 25, 1995) Tyson had to serve additional time after he threatened a guard, although full details of this were not released.
References
External links
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Plainfield Correctional Facility"
Indiana Department of Correction
Prisons in Indiana
Buildings and structures in Hendricks County, Indiana
1969 establishments in Indiana
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