
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new partnership with the state of Indiana to build the "Speedway Slammer," a facility inspired by Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."
Located about 70 miles north of Indianapolis, the Miami Correctional Facility is a maximum-security prison operated by the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), as Indianapolis Star reports. While the facility can house over 3,000 individuals, a portion of it has remained underutilized due to staffing shortages, according to IDOC spokesperson Annie Goeller.