Cass County was a jail yes? Perhaps they are still thinking prison would be the most safe for him.
They would also need to find a place that has the resources and the space for him. I wonder if WVCF might be better suited if it is more rural (further from Indianapolis) and perhaps therefore has more space and it seems to have a lot of appropriate services for him.
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WVCF programs
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
- Interactive Journaling
- Thinking for A Change
- Oakland City University Correspondence Classes
- Purposeful Living Units Serve (PLUS) / PLUS Quilts & Projects
- Fatherhood Program (Inside Out Dads) / Special Events / Read to Me Program
- Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) / Military MRT
- Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP)
- Substance Abuse
- AA / NA
- Re-Entry Simulation
- Re-Entry Programming - S.T.A.R.T. / T.I.P.S.
- American Legion / Sons Post 398
- The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI)
- The Navigators
- ABE/HiSet (Adult Basic Education / High School Equivalency)
- Vocational Education
- Compassionate Companion Program
- Literacy Life Skills
- Suicide Watch Companion
Just an example of another facility, at Miami Correctional Facility which is closer to Delphi, they seem to have fewer programs particularly relating to mental health and recovery
Miami Correctional Facility
- Thinking For A Change
- RWI
- Indiana Correctional Industry Products (ICI)
- PLUS Graduate Program
- Inside Out Dads
- Substance Abuse
- Ivy Tech Community College
- GRIP
- U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Programs
- Barber Shop
- Landscaping
- Building Maintenance
- Recycle and Recovery
- Housekeeping/Sanitation
- Grace College
- ABE/GED
- Horticulture/Landscape Design
- Business Technology
- College Correspondence Courses
Also worth noting is that WVCF is about 111 miles from AB's primary office in Franklin, while Westville was about 165 miles (according to google maps). For BR it's about 171 mile drive to WVCF and 71 mile drive to Westville.
So it's closer for AB, further for BR, and a lot further for the Allen County Defenders (106 miles to Westville, 229 miles to WVCH which is nearly a 4 hour drive).
My thoughts on speculative explanations/motives:
1. Perhaps they want to get rid of the perceived bias/danger due to the guard controversy, as they want to preserve the evidentiary value of the alleged confessions/admissions, and Westville and WVCF is legitimately the best fit for RA's needs.
2. Perhaps this is a sign they are anticipating B&R reinstatement so the distance from L&S isn't a concern.
3. Perhaps they aren't anticipating B&R reinstatement so the distance from L&S was strategic to impair his D's ability to monitor his conditions.
4. Perhaps RA was legitimately in urgent danger at Westville and DOC became aware and decided to move him to a new facility for his safety.
5. Perhaps RA is actually being violent at Westville and putting others in danger and they needed to move him for that reason, and this has been kept entirely silent in the media and courtroom due to the gag order. Personally I highly doubt this one, I think if that were happening there would be murmurs of it somewhere.