(Carroll County, IN) - Westville Prison is now involved in the ever-unfolding Delphi double murders case.

 

Richard Allen of Delphi stands accused of murdering teenagers Abigail Williams and Liberty German in February of 2017. Allen has been incarcerated at Westville Correctional Facility since early November. Authorities say it’s for his own safety.

 

However, Allen’s attorneys say his physical and mental condition has suffered from being cooped up in a cell about the size of a dog kennel. On Wednesday they filed an emergency motion to have Allen transferred. In it, lawyers claim their client is being held in a separate maximum security unit where the prison’s most dangerous convicts are held. They also allege that Allen has been only allowed to shower once or twice a week, has to wear soiled clothes, and sleeps on a pad on the concrete floor. In recent visits to Allen, attorneys say his mental condition has deteriorated. They claim he struggles to comprehend and communicate, and he exhibits various psychotic symptoms.

 

Allen’s attorneys also cited logistical hardships in trying to defend their client effectively. Being hours away from Allen’s location, they cannot easily work with him on examining thousands of pages of police reports and other material that have been entered as evidence against him. Their motion contends that the Prosecutor of the case has no objections to Allen being transferred to a facility closer to Carroll County.

 

Defense attorneys have called for Allen’s release from Westville, since the facility is meant for people who have been convicted of a crime. Allen is still awaiting trial; his next hearing is scheduled for June 15.