Indianapolis officials announced grant funding this week to help prevent youth from participating in violent crime. The grants are part of the Community-Based Violence Reduction Partnership – an annual program organized by the Office of Public Health and Safety.

A new pilot program to help incarcerated people reenter society will soon begin in Marion County. The Interdisciplinary Defense System will target individuals who retain a public defender and are incarcerated in the Indiana Department of Correction for less than three years.

The Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS) and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic will host a free expungement event Saturday.

The Indiana Supreme Court this week overturned a nearly 40-year-old precedent that affects how defendants in court can access police reports.

A new Indiana law prevents police detaining children under 12 years old. But some argue that 12 is still too young for a child to be held by law enforcement, or even charged.

The 2-1 decision released Wednesday overturned Marquis D. Young's murder conviction and his convictions on two counts of attempted murder, citing a lack of evidence.

The prosecutor overseeing the cases stemming from the 2020 incident at Lake Monroe is refuting news reports that charges against the men involved have been dropped.

The bill was introduced last month and passed the Senate, but it did not receive a hearing in the House. Under the bill, the attorney general could request an outside special prosecutor be appointed if a county prosecutor refused to “categorically” prosecute certain crimes.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is allowing three offenders to be released from prison because of their debilitating medical conditions -- granting "medical clemency" for the first time in his administration.

Multiple motorcades with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office transferred general population detainees Saturday morning from the Marion County Jail to the new Adult Detention Center.