The council approved the project on June 14 by a 4-3 vote following months of debate between the council and the Boone County Commissioners.
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The clock is ticking for officials to decide whether they’ll raise local income taxes to pay for a $45 million to $50 million jail expansion and justice center to alleviate overcrowding.
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Voters will be asked if the Indiana Constitution should be amended to allow a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason to be denied pretrial release under certain conditions.
County jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the July-to-June fiscal year.
The $4 million demolition, which is being led by Indianapolis-based Renascent Inc., comes after the building was vacated by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in 2022.
About 2,200 general population inmates at two old county jails are to be moved to the new facility three miles east of downtown by the end of January.
A big jump in Indiana county jail overcrowding has state lawmakers looking to partially roll back a nearly decade-old criminal sentencing overhaul.
A new Indiana rule requiring that booked inmates be assessed to determine risks or benefits of releasing them before trial is expected to eventually reduce overcrowding at the state’s county jails, criminal justice officials said.
With a low unemployment rate in Hamilton County—2.5% last month—some employers see the inmates as an untapped workforce and are more than willing to give them a chance, helping inmates overcome one of the biggest hurdles they immediately face upon release
The Madison County Council voted to halt discussions with Henry County and recommend that Madison County commissioners start a feasibility study for a new jail in Anderson potentially costing $50 million.
The Bail Project is challenging the cash bail system that keeps poor people awaiting trial locked up in Marion County jails, often putting their jobs and homes at risk.
