Indiana lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow children as young as 12 years old to be tried as an adult in the criminal justice system.

The legislation said if a local prosecutor makes a policy decision not to prosecute certain crimes, the Indiana Attorney General could appoint a special prosecutor to do so and charge the county to pay for it.

A Senate committee took hours of contentious testimony on a measure that would lower the age at which children are sent to the Department of Correction.

Republican Indianapolis City County Councilors propose a study to examine violent crime and the criminal justice system.

Marion County has a high number of people monitored electronically through the criminal justice system. Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder says the practice increases crime in the city.

An IU School of Medicine professor will receive $4.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the issue of drug overdoses among young people who have been involved in the criminal justice system.

A bipartisan task force to address jail overcrowding kicked off the first of three meetings with local law enforcement around the state Monday in French Lick.

Acting Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced the new policy Monday, saying the office will focus on prosecuting violent crimes.

A new rule taking effect Jan. 1 says courts should use a tool known as IRAS to help determine whether criminal defendants should be released before trial or where to set bail amounts.

Marion County prosecutors want to try a 15-year-old Indianapolis boy as an adult in last week's fatal shootings of two teenage siblings.