criminal justice

Advocates gathered at the statehouse this week to pushback on a bill that would criminalize homelessness. They say the legislation would make it harder for individuals experiencing homelessness to get the help they need.

The body of Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, a Guatemalan woman killed in Indiana, has been returned to her native country. Ríos Perez, a mother of four, was shot on Nov. 5 while mistakenly trying to clean the wrong house in Whitestown.

The judge set bail at $25,000 at a Friday hearing for Curt Andersen, who was charged with shooting and killing house cleaner María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in early November.

FBI data shows race, ethnicity, or ancestry as the most common types of bias in the reported Indiana hate crimes.

Across the U.S., some people with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered competency evaluations, with little to no mental health care. One Indiana man's case reveals how delays prolong suffering — and expose a system unequipped to help.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Indiana law enforcement members Monday during a summit to address violent crime across the country.

Two Marion County Sheriff’s deputies were fired recently as a result of “job performance” on the day another deputy died after he was attacked by a detainee.

A resolution that would change the Indiana constitution to allow judges to withhold bail for more people passed the Senate Thursday and is on its way to the House.

Indianapolis officials say their approach to reducing gun violence is working, and plan to continue their efforts to lower the number of homicides this year.

After two consecutive years of record-breaking homicide numbers, Indianapolis saw a decrease in killings in 2022.The city had 212 criminal homicides in…