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MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility. Detectives with the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division out of the Peru Post were called to the facility on April 4, 2026, to examine the death of 50-year-old Shawn Booker. State police are working alongside the Miami County Coroner’s …
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── Miami County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $17.4M County population: 35,712 Per-capita spending: $488/resident Poverty: 5,029 residents (14%) Median household income: $61K General: $10.0M [58%] ($281/resident) County Commissioners: $2.9M → Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $64K, Office Supplies $32K, Improvements Other Than Buildings $11K ⚠ $2.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.7M → Office Supplies $197K ⚠ $1.5M …