Indiana Department of Correction prepares to make $12 million in back payments to county jails
Elkhart County has the highest pending bill at $1 million with Allen and Marion counties following.
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More executions? Some doubts rise amid concerns about the high cost of lethal-injection drugs
State officials spent $1.175 million on lethal injection doses over the past year — $600,000 of which was spent on drugs that expired before use.
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A piece of history: DOC inmates craft new Supreme Court table spotlighting justices past, present
When Vince Stanley and a group of inmates started a project to build a new table for the Indiana Supreme Court’s conference room, they had to figure out how to make it functional for the court’s five justices while adding unique details.
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Inmates seeking COVID compassionate release face higher hurdle with 7th Circuit ruling
Since March 2020, attorney Kathryn DiNardo has taken up dozens of cases through the Indiana Federal Community Defenders from inmates hoping to be released early because of the pandemic. Those cases are but a drop in the bucket of inmates who have applied for compassionate release, and a July ruling from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has seemingly further dwindled their chances of success.
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Indy woman tries to aid incarcerated son filing pro se lawsuits against prison guards
A pair of complaints filed in 2021 by Pendleton Correctional Facility inmate Danny Johnson is showing the lawsuits can add to the frustration and sadness felt by the families who have relatives behind bars.
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‘Violent’ moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny ‘botched’ process
Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process.
Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate
Whether death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will be executed on May 20 is now up to the state parole board and Gov. Mike Braun.
Indiana death row inmate seeks SCOTUS intervention weeks before scheduled execution
The high court requests are in response to a 2-2 decision handed down late last month by Indiana’s Supreme Court justices, which shut the door on any further legal challenges in state or federal courts.
New document shows Indiana paid $900,000 for execution drug, but other details still sparse
The new document does not make clear when or how much pentobarbital was purchased, which would provide context for the cost.
County jails on the hook as state stops paying prisoner costs
County jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the July-to-June fiscal year.
Governor’s cabinet secretaries near top of state pay with $275K salaries
The eight cabinet secretaries serving under Gov. Mike Braun will be some of the highest-paid employees in the state — with each taking home $275,000 for their new positions. Five of the secretaries will also directly lead an agency, though all oversee several agencies under the newly crafted cabinet structure.
News outlet sues over Indiana’s refusal to disclose cost of lethal injection drug
A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court alleging the Indiana Department of Correction violated public records law by declining to reveal the cost of the lethal injection drug used in Joseph Corcoran’s December execution.
Greg Weaver: Cost of the state’s executions shouldn’t be a secret
The secrecy surrounding the return of death penalty executions in Indiana isn’t exactly doing much to bolster public confidence in what some consider to be an inhumane act.
Death row inmate Joseph Corcoran executed for quadruple murder
Convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday morning, marking the first Indiana execution since 2009.
Indiana death row inmate sues to allow spiritual adviser in execution chamber
The civil rights complaint was filed Monday in federal court against Indiana’s Department of Correction after the agency rejected Joseph Corcoran’s request to be accompanied by a spiritual adviser.
Indiana Department of Correction refuses to disclose cost of new execution drug, pentobarbital
The Indiana Department of Correction has refused to disclose how much the state paid to acquire a new execution drug, pentobarbital, that could be used to carry out at least one death warrant before the end of the year.
Court halts Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming procedures for DOC inmates
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted a preliminary injunction sought by the ACLU of Indiana in a lawsuit concerning Autumn Cordellioné’s access to gender-affirming surgery while incarcerated.
COA affirms dismissal of inmate’s complaint against prison officials after cell water was shut off
A defendant whose cell water was shut off for more than a week failed to prove that the two prison employees he sued knew that the water did not need to be shut off, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
IN justice’s allow inmate’s med-mal case against prison docs to continue
An inmate who alleged prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs can proceed with his case against prison doctors after the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the grant of summary judgment to the defendants.
House passes 13th check, Senate approves sanctuary city ban enforcement
Indiana’s House of Representatives on Monday unanimously voted to offer former public employees a retirement benefit boost known as a 13th check.
Formerly incarcerated seeing more options to vote: Advocates say educational efforts are still necessary
Some states, including Indiana, automatically restore voting rights upon release from incarceration. But that doesn’t mean everyone with a felony conviction understands that their voting rights have been restored upon release.
Indiana governor breaks ground on $1.2 billion state prison that will replace 2 others
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb broke ground Thursday on a $1.2 billion prison in northern Indiana that will replace two others in the state’s costliest building project ever.
State to break ground on new northwest Indiana prison
Gov. Eric Holcomb will join other state officials Thursday to break ground on a $1.2 billion correctional facility in northwest Indiana. The prison, funding for which was approved last month, will be built near the existing Westville Correctional Facility.
ACLU of Indiana sues DOC, alleging constitutional violations for not providing gender-affirming surgery
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Correction, claiming the DOC won’t provide gender-affirming surgery for an incarcerated transgender woman.