An effort to change Indiana law so that children as young as 12 could face attempted murder charges in adult court has failed in the state Legislature.

Current state statute does not allow 12- and 13-year-olds charged with attempted murder to be sent to adult court – Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill to change that.

As a juvenile in the DOC, he’ll be expected to complete a set of programs. The juvenile’s release is contingent on the programs' completion, not a mandated court-ordered length of time.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Friday in a case that raises questions about what avenues juveniles have for seeking relief if they think their cases weren’t handled properly.

State officials say no one is serving a life-without-parole sentence for crimes committed as a juvenile.

Filmmaker Karen Grau of Calamari Productions spent six years following a jailed Indiana teenager who couldn’t read or write and had no family, guardian or legal counsel.

The idea behind CORE Academy is to help youth who are in or have just been released from juvenile detention facilities.

Marion County’s juvenile court system is being overwhelmed with child neglect cases, a spike that is a repercussion of a soaring drug problem among parents.

Nationwide, juvenile incarceration has dropped by half since 1999 — but the probations that have replaced it hold teens to sometimes subjective standards and often include electronic monitoring.