A U.S. Justice Department investigation uncovered new details about the scope of problems at a former state juvenile center in Indianapolis, including “a rampant sexual environment” and unnecessary strip searches.
Those are among problems that Indiana prison officials say they have worked to address since the federal investigation began in early 2008. The most drastic action came in November, when they closed the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility and moved about 100 girls to a new center in Madison, along the Ohio River, with a largely new staff and a more modern facility.
But, in a 47-page letter sent to Gov. Mitch Daniels Jan. 29, and which was first reported by the media this week, the Justice Department painted a stark picture of what went on behind the previous facility’s walls.
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