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.

The Indianapolis City County Council approved money for the Marion County Sheriff's Office to replenish supplies.

In his first year in office, Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal aimed to make significant changes throughout the department. WFYI's Taylor Bennett talked with Forestal to about this past year and the issues facing the office -- including critically low staffing levels.

Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill says the ruling upholds state law requiring police agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Prosecutors have charged two teens in the shooting of an off-duty Marion County sheriff's deputy during an attempted robbery at an Indianapolis restaurant where he was working as a security guard.

Tuesday is the primary election for five Marion County Sheriff candidates. Sheriff John Layton will step down at the end of this year, after reaching the limit of two terms in office.

Officials say about 60 percent of calls made to the Marion County 911 Center are not true emergencies.

Curtis Hill says in an email he's appealing to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in part because the agreement "jeopardizes public safety."

An agreement between the ACLU and the Marion County Sheriffs office prohibits immigration detention requests after minor infractions.