criminal justice reform

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

The county’s justice system starts its move in the next month from downtown to a neighborhood southeast of Indianapolis. The campus was originally set to open in December, but due to pandemic-related supply chain issues, it will begin to open early next year.

Indiana lawmakers are pushing local criminal justice leaders to examine more closely why people are incarcerated.

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus says its pleased with progress so far this session on it's justice reform agenda.

The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee voted to forward a resolution related to a 40-year moratorium on the construction of new jails.

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus unveiled an expansive justice reform plan Thursday that reimagines policing across the state.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers unveiled a criminal justice reform plan that mandates new training for police, shifts funding to social services and decriminalizes marijuana.

The caucus spent much of the two-hour town hall reviewing legislation from the 2020 session and previewing its agenda for 2021 -- including its justice reform plan.

The recommendations come amid protests across the state about racial justice and police brutality.

A criminal conviction can present obstacles to everything from jobs to housing. Since 2017, more than 20 states, including Indiana, have expanded or added laws that help people seal or expunge their criminal record.