TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — At Wednesday morning's Indiana Budget Committee meeting the Indiana Department of Corrections asked for more than $15 million for capital improvements at Miami Correctional Facility in order to house immigration detainees.

Department of Corrections Commissioner Lloyd Arnold addressed the committee and said the facility has struggled with staff numbers and about half of the facility, around 1,200 beds, has been shut down since 2021.

"A lot of it will be used for housing because we utilize our staff across the state to come to Miami, until we get people hired, as we start bringing in detainees", Arnold said. "Our ask is just to do structure changes, equipment stuff that we need to be up and operational."

Commissioner Arnold said they have been working close

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