One law passed by the Indiana General Assembly hopes to overhaul the juvenile justice system and create changes that lawmakers and community members say are long overdue.

House Bill 1359 has passed through both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly and has nearly completed the process to become law.

A bill that targets multiple areas of juvenile justice reform passed a committee vote Wednesday.

The recommendations include setting a minimum age of 12-years-old for detainment by police and boosting support for youth reentering the community after completing detention.

Police arrested the juvenile on Oct. 10, hours after Antonia Macri-Reiner was shot in her home.

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.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday that instead of charging juveniles who commit low-level offenses, it will pay for their annual membership at a local Boys and Girls Club.

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.

Legislation headed to the Indiana House would allow 12-year-olds to be sent to the Department of Correction for crimes that include attempted robbery.

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.