NEW CASTLE — The Indiana National Guard and the Indiana Air National Guard are being deployed to assist with exterior security operations for the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC).
To prepare the guard members for their assignments, the IDOC Training Division conducted two-day training sessions at Purdue’s Northwest campus, near Westville, as well as at the Correctional Training Institute in New Castle, IN. All aspects of the training were designed to provide operational awareness during temporary assignments at select IDOC correctional facilities. Some points of training included defensive tactics, search practices, radio etiquette, use of restraints, recognizing criminal manipulation and basic security principles. Once trained, the soldiers and airmen were able to assist with exterior perimeter safety patrols and other administrative duties.
Locations where Guard members have been assisting include the Plainfield Correctional Facility, where they are filling commissary orders, and at the Pendleton and Westville Correctional Facilities in support of exterior facility operations.
