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Counties worry about cost of sentencing overhaul
May 18, 2013
Associated PressIndiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state's criminal code that is designed to keep
low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
MoreLow-level felons could get less prison time under plan
April 25, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers have reached a compromise that would direct more non-violent, low-level felons to work release and other
local programs rather than sending them to prison.
MoreSenate passes new criminal sentencing rules
April 10, 2013
Associated PressSupporters hope changes to sentencing laws will direct more people convicted of low-level felonies to work release and other
local programs. It also would require those convicted of the most-serious crimes to spend more time in prison.
MoreCost concerns linger for state sentencing overhaul
February 23, 2013
Associated PressA plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws is moving through the Legislature with broad bipartisan support, although
some county officials are worried it will shift costs to the local level.
MoreIndiana House panel backs sentencing-laws overhaul
January 16, 2013
Associated PressA sweeping plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature on Wednesday
with the support of law-enforcement groups that had scuttled similar efforts the past two years.
MoreCouncil mulls axing applications' prior-conviction box
July 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCity-County Councilor Vop Osili thinks the city could level the job-seeking playing field for ex-offenders by eliminating
the question of past convictions on job applications.
MoreState sentencing overhaul to take another year
January 14, 2012
Associated PressLegislators stung last year by county prosecutors who opposed a sweeping plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing scheme
won't push the issue this year. Sheriffs now are worried that an attempt to reduce crowding in state prisons could aggravate
overpopulation in their jails.
MoreSHELLA: Indiana Legislature likely to deliver the unexpected
December 17, 2011
Jim Shella / Special to IBJIf you want to know what really matters in the upcoming legislative session it’s likely impossible to find out now.
MoreCritics: City's effort to help ex-offenders ineffective
June 11, 2011
Francesca JaroszThree years after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard launched a city office designed to help ex-offenders avoid a repeat prison
visit, some of those original supporters say the city’s Office of Re-Entry Initiatives not only has fallen short of
that goal but has accomplished little else.
MoreBudget cuts will limit Indiana inmate education
May 29, 2011
Associated Pressndiana lawmakers' decision to cut off grants to state prison inmates attending college could make it harder for prisoners
to find employment when they're released, supporters of the program fear.
MorePrescription drug abuse growing problem in Indiana
May 16, 2011
Associated PressPrescription drugs are playing an increasing role in the drug-related crimes that are filling up Indiana's prisons, prison
officials and prosecutors said.
MoreDaniels' plan on sentencing changes appears dead
April 12, 2011
Associated PressDaniels had made revamping of the criminal sentencing laws one of his top priorities for this year's legislative session,
but lawmakers handling the bill said Tuesday they hadn't been able to reach a compromise and didn't expect more action
before the General Assembly's April 29 adjournment deadline.
MoreSenate committee passes sentencing-reform bill
February 15, 2011
Associated PressAn Indiana Senate committee has passed a plan that would keep violent felons in prison longer and reduce punishments for many
thefts and drug crimes.
MoreIndiana chief justice endorses sentencing changes
January 12, 2011
Associated PressA report suggests allowing judges to sentence people convicted of lesser felonies to community corrections, which would help
free up prison space for the state's worst offenders and potentially saving more than $1 billion that would otherwise go toward
building new prisons.
MoreIndiana prisons chief heading to Florida
December 28, 2010
Associated PressFlorida Gov.-elect Rick Scott, who takes office on Jan. 4, on Tuesday named Indiana corrections chief Ed Buss to run Florida's
massive prison system.
MoreState lawmakers face tough choices over prison costs
November 30, 2010
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers will swim rough political waters next year when deciding whether to spend millions more on overcrowded
prisons or reducing prison sentences and being seen as soft on crime.
MoreCity program gives firms incentive to hire ex-offenders
February 6, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerA pilot project is providing jobs for 70 ex-convicts, with their $10-an-hour wages covered
by Uncle Sam for six months. City officials hope they can then transition into other jobs or receive recommendations that
help them to find other work.
MoreColumn was disrespectful of Americans who support marijuana's legalization
February 2, 2009
Marijuana legalization deserves a thoughtful debate, not ridicule from Morton Marcus.
More$40M prison work program helps inmates, businesses
November 24, 2008
Whitney LeeIf you've ever cooked a hamburger over a grill at Shakamak State Park, sat in a hospital waiting room chair, or sipped from a water fountain, you may have used products made by Indiana convicts. Although offender work programs have been around since the 1920s, most Hoosiers know little about the Indiana Department of Correction's prison-based industries, which generate $40 million a year in revenue.
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