Sheriff Kerry Forestal said the jail reached capacity as a result of 175 people convicted of state crimes awaiting transfer to state prison facilities and could result in a budgetary shortfall of around $2.7 million for the office.

Indianapolis’ professional women’s basketball team, the Indiana Fever, announced plans on Thursday to build a $78 million practice facility in the city’s downtown.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office’s request for an additional $11 million for its 2025 budget represents more than an 8% increase from the previous year.

The Cole Motor Redevelopment will take over the site of the old Marion County Jail II.

People of color are disproportionately impacted by Marion County’s bail system, and the disparities are expected to continue under a new state law.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office wants to hire about 80 more people before a new jail opens at the Community Justice Campus at the end of the year.

A recent event urged policy change on immigration detention in Indianapolis.

Nearly 30 inmates were injured in falls or fights after a power outage plunged a privately operated jail in Indianapolis into darkness and a backup generator failed to kick on, officials said.

A new effort at the Marion County Jail aims to stop drugs from entering the facility via the mail.

A Marion County Jail inmate was found fatally stabbed early Saturday, apparently by another inmate, the jail reported.