The Safest Cutlery for Indiana Correctional, Detention and Behavioral Health Facilities

Safer Cutlery for high-risk populations at Indiana correctional, ICE Detention, and Healthcare Facilities

The EcoSecurity Utensil (ESU) is already in use across Indiana, trusted by facilities in Marion, Elkhart, Jay, and Lake counties. By offering a safer alternative to plastic safety sporks, ESU helps facility leaders reduce risk and liability issues while improving mental health outcomes and simplifying day-to-day operations.

Across Indiana, staff responsible for at-risk wards in hospitals, jails, prisons, psychiatric facilities, juvenile justice programs, military facilities, ICE detention centers, memory care units, and private prisons are seeking meal options that ensure a secure environment—especially for individuals on suicide watch, with potential for self-harm, or with acute behavioral health needs.

Used in thousands of facilities in North America, ESU is a proven solution for facilities seeking safer, simpler, more cost-effective, and dignified mealtime options:

• Click to see a partial list of Correctional and detention facilities using ESU across the USA

• Click to see a partial list of Hospitals and Mental Health facilities using ESU across the USA

ESU simplifies operations and saves money by eliminating costly fingers-only menus for at-risk populations

Since the sturdy paperboard ESU can’t be used for self-harm, it can be used to safely serve the same menu to everyone in the facility. Having three normal meals per day is particularly beneficial to stabilize those at risk for self-harm or suicide.

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Receive a free sample packet
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Place an order online and begin improving safety within days.

Traditional Safety Utensils can Still Create Preventable Risks

Indiana correctional leaders want safer options—tools that meet suicide prevention standards, support mental health, and reduce everyday threats.

Plastic utensils break, conceal easily, and can be sharpened into weapons or used for self-harm. In high-stress environments like hospitals and correctional facilities, that’s a risk facilities cannot afford.

Using standard utensils increases legal exposure and makes costly incidents more likely.

EcoSecurity Utensil – the safest cutlery option

The disposable EcoSecurity Utensil is a sturdy, food-safe paperboard utensil. Unlike plastic safety sporks, ESU is made from paperboard similar to a paper coffee cup.

Non-weaponizable: cannot be sharpened or melted
For cutters: strong enough to cut foods like watermelon or hard-boiled eggs, but not skin
For swallowers: ingesting ESU is no more harmful than swallowing paperboard
For suicide watch: can reduce staff monitoring burden; zero reported suicide attempts in over 15 years
Contagious disease containment: disposable and safe for hazardous waste disposal

Key benefits for Indiana facilities:

Helps meet suicide prevention and ACA standards
Reduces utensil-related incidents including self-harm such as cutting and swallowing
Easy to order, just click here, and receive within the week
Eliminates cutlery-related incidents of harm to others
Simplifies operations and saves money by eliminating costly fingers-only menus
Can reduce staff monitoring for those on suicide watch or under observation
Ideal disposable safety utensil for contagious disease containment
Made in the USA with US-made materials

Facilities are Using ESU

Partial list of facilities within Indiana that have purchased ESU:

Correctional Health Indiana, Inc.
Corizon – Indiana Women’s Prison
Elkhart County Juvenile Detention Center
Evansville State Hospital
FCC Terre Haute
Jay County Sheriff’s Office
Lake County Jail
Larue Carter Hospital
Logansport State Hospital
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
New Castle Correctional Facility
Porter County Juvenile Detention
Whitley County Sheriffs Department
Anderson Community Hospital
Cura Hospitality
Columbus Regional Hospital
Hendricks Regional Healthcare
Larue Carter Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Reid Hospital
Wexford – New Castle

Results Reported by Indiana Facility Staff

Incidents during suicide watch declined significantly after implementation.
Staff feel more protected, and inmates appreciate being able to eat on their own.
It’s a simple change that had a big impact on reducing risk.

Easy to Implement, Fast to Deploy

No specialized equipment required
No training required; clear usage instructions are printed on each utensil
Ships in compact, sanitary cases and ready to use
Can be deployed statewide within days

Institutional Needs in Local ICE & Detention Facilities

ICE facilities in Indiana are responsible for housing and processing individuals in DHS custody, often operating under complex logistics and safety mandates. Food service in these environments requires utensils that are safe, single-use, and resistant to tampering or weaponization.

EcoSecurity Utensil products are trusted nationwide to meet these requirements. Their compact design, durability, and eco-conscious material make them an ideal solution for institutions focused on compliance and sustainability.

Many Indiana facilities begin using ESU within one week of contact.

Get Started in Indiana

Submit a contact form to request product details or speak with a team member

Receive a free sample packet

See pricing on our website

Place an order online and begin improving safety within days.

Indiana Resources & Regional Support

EcoSecurity Utensil is trusted statewide, including in Indiana’s ten largest cities: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Carmel, Fishers, Bloomington, Hammond, Gary, and Lafayette.