New Castle Correctional Facility News

It is the end of the month and the COA has released a slew of opinions today - 30 in all.

Convicted sex offender Jacob M. Arnold told authorities he bided his time for three months, waiting for the right moment to sexually assault a female staff member at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

NEW CASTLE -- Staff members on Friday did what is becoming old hat at the New Castle Correctional Facility, apprehending someone as they tried to smuggle marijuana into the prison.

A former employee at the New Castle Correctional Facility has been accused of smuggling tobacco and cell phones into the prison.

For publication opinions today : In Eric D. Smith v. Sgt. Thompson, DHB, and Barry Holder , a 6-page opinion, Judge Robb writes: Eric Smith, an inmate at the New Castle Correctional Facility, appeals pro se the trial court's dismissal of his complaint as frivolous pursuant to Indiana Code section 34-58-1-2. For our review, Smith raises a single ...

NEW CASTLE - A medical worker at the New Castle Correctional Facility was arrested this week after she allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana and tobacco into the institution.

NEW CASTLE -- A New Castle man accused of hitting a sleeping teenager in the head with a hammer because he was irritated by her snoring received a suspended sentence this week.

NEW CASTLE - A Wayne County woman has been arrested - again - for allegedly trying to smuggle items to a prisoner at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

Indiana is running so short on prison space that it has just 26 beds available for its worst offenders.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- A Richmond resident who is an ex-guard at the New Castle Correctional Facility is accused of providing sex, vodka and jewelry to a bandit linked to a Fort Wayne teenager's slaying.

A Richmond, Indiana prison guard has been accused of having sex with an imate. Jamie Shelly, 25, was charged with sexual misconduct for an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

NEW CASTLE -- A former correctional officer at the New Castle Correctional Facility faces criminal charges over her alleged dealings with an inmate.

For publication opinions today : Eric D. Smith v. Jill Matthews and Linda Vannatta - "Eric Smith, an inmate at the New Castle Correctional Facility appeals pro se from the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Jill Matthews and judgment on the pleadings in favor of L.A. Vannatta.

MUNCIE - Convicted killer Jay Dull, who received the first death sentence in Delaware County history nearly a half-century ago, has died in the infirmary of the New Castle Correctional Facility, Supt.