Articles tagged as: criminal justice
December 14, 2021
Assessment and Intervention Center prepares for Community Justice Campus opening
The Assessment and Intervention Center, part of Marion County's new Community Justice Campus, opened one year ago. The AIC is a clinic for people with mental health or substance abuse problems, including those who may have encountered law enforcement. It was created to divert more people with those health problems away from the criminal justice system.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2021
16-year-old Indianapolis boy faces 3 counts of murder
A 16-year-old Indianapolis boy faces murder, robbery and other charges in connection with the shooting deaths of three people on the city's south side, prosecutors said.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2021
Data finds racial disparities in Indianapolis’ criminal justice system, from children to adults
Newly released data found racial disparities in Indianapolis’s criminal justice system, creating a cradle to prison pipeline.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2021
Study highlights jail overcrowding in western Indiana
The Vera Institute of Justice published a study earlier this month, which focused on Vigo County. The study found that while jail populations are decreasing in urban areas, they are increasing in rural ones like Vigo County. Researchers say it’s not due to an increase in crime, but rather jail expansions and policy decisions.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2021
Reporting on jail deaths in Indiana
A recent investigative series reported by the Indianapolis Star found that people are dying in Indiana jails at an alarming rate.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2021
Indiana makes it hard for the public to know how much its local jails cost, new study says
A new study from the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says that it costs at least $240 million a year to keep people locked up in local jails in Indiana. And that number is likely much, much larger.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
2nd Inmate In 2 weeks Killed At Same Indiana Federal Prison
The killing is raising fresh questions about the government's ability to keep prisoners safe amid severe understaffing and a myriad of crises plaguing the federal prison system.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2021
Indiana Launches Review Of Juvenile Justice System
The Juvenile Justice Reform Task Force is made up of members of all three branches of government, as well as outside groups that work with children.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2021
Indiana County Settles With Wrongfully Jailed Former Inmate
St. Joseph County reached a financial settlement with a former inmate who was wrongfully jailed for more than 40 days after being charged in two counties for the same offense.
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