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Do Indiana’s Civil Forfeiture Laws Violate The State Constitution?

Barbara Brosher — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 16:49:36 +0000

Police seized millions of dollars last year they say was tied to criminal activity. But what happens to that money is a source of major controversy. Ahead in part two of our series on civil forfeiture, we’ll explain where the money goes – and why some say that needs to change.

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U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Indiana Civil Forfeiture Case

Barbara Brosher — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:39:11 +0000

Should police be able to take a $42,000 car because they say someone used it to transport a few hundred dollars worth of drugs? It’s a case the nation’s highest court will decide, and it started in Grant County.

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Program Gives Kids In Juvenile Detention Lesson In Legal Rights

Barbara Brosher — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:15:46 +0000

Some kids making their way through Indiana’s juvenile justice system are slipping through the cracks. They’re supposed to get a public defender to help with their cases, but that doesn’t always happen.

So, some of them end up in the Department of Correction when they shouldn’t. And, oftentimes, it’s for an incident an adult would never serve time in prison for.

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Is Indiana Moving Away From Monetary Bail?

Barbara Brosher — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:23:20 +0000

Most people facing criminal charges in Indiana can await their trials outside of jail – if they have the ability to post bail. Indiana’s Constitution defines bail as monetary, but a state Supreme Court rule will move away from that longstanding practice and allow counties to release some people without requiring a bail payment.

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Sheriffs: State Funding Needed To Help With Jail Overcrowding

Barbara Brosher — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:17:00 +0000

County jails across the state don’t have enough room to house all of the inmates in their facilities.

Many sheriffs are using temporary beds to make room for extra people, but it’s putting inmate and officer safety at risk. Counties say while several factors led to the problem, there’s one solution: they need state funding.

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