Schedule set to fill upcoming Indiana Supreme Court vacancy
Anyone who wants to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice has until the end of June to apply for upcoming vacancy on the state’s highest court.
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Court to award $290,000 for abuse programs
The Indiana Court Improvement Program has announced it will be giving away up to $290,000 in grants to programs that help
families and children involved in cases of neglect or abuse.
Schedule set for Supreme Court justice vacancy
Anyone who wants to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice has until the end of this month to apply.
Counties must pay for juvenile facilities
Indiana counties are responsible to pay a portion of costs to operate juvenile detention facilities.
Lawyers challenge imbalance of power
Budget statute affected juvenile codes and gives the Department of Child Services oversight of judicial decision-making.
CJ: Most players in appeals acting responsibly
The Indiana chief justice said in an order that he would “smack down” judicial overreaching or overspending.
Teaming up for change
National, local experts meet in Indiana to discuss juvenile justice.
Marion County a model for juvenile detention reforms
Detention alternatives, Initial Hearing Court draw national praise.
Teens share stories about juvenile justice experience
Two Elkhart County teens say it took incarceration to teach them a lesson.
What’s next for Indiana’s juvenile system?
Indiana lags in statewide reform, but builds on localized successes.
‘Out of the court’s hands’
Lake County teen recognizes she is responsible for future in juvenile system.
State slow to achieve juvenile justice reforms
Local successes exist; systematic changes lag.
Clinic argues for man’s innocence
the Indiana Supreme Court is considering whether to accept a post-conviction case on an issue some say is an important question
of law relating to wrongful convictions.
Reforms urged to prevent mistakes
Indiana explores what revisions to make to its criminal justice system.
Escaping execution
Exoneree joins statewide campaign calling for a death-penalty moratorium.
Justices deny transfer in more than a dozen cases
The Indiana Supreme Court considered 13 appeals during the past week, denying them all and rejecting a case that it had previously
agreed to hear.