Indiana prison population climbs as local corrections programs face funding cuts

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 1,437

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A growing prison population and shrinking support for local alternatives to incarceration could leave Indiana paying more to hold people in state prisons and county jails, criminal justice officials warned lawmakers Wednesday.

The Indiana Department of Correction’s population has reached approximately 26,640, Cierra Stanko, the agency’s legislative director, told the Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code.

That is an increase of roughly 2,300 people from summer 2024, when the adult …

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