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Camp Morton (Indianapolis)
Prison Type	3 and 7
Operation Years	1862-1865
Maximum Capacity	2,000
Most Prisoners Held	5,000
Escapes	150+
Deaths	1,763

Evansville
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Fort Wayne
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Lafayette
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	28

Prison Types:
1) Existing jail/prison;
2) Coastal fortification;
3) Old buildings converted into prisons;
5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences;
6) Barren stockades;
7) Barren ground

New Albany
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Richmond
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862-1863
Maximum Capacity	500
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Terre Haute
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500
Escapes	??
Deaths	??