Marion County starts moving sentenced jail inmates to ease overcrowding
The sheriff’s office announced Thursday that it transferred 25 convicts from the county’s Adult Detention Center to Carroll County Jail in Delphi.
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Sentenced to prison, stuck in jail. Hundreds wait as Indiana’s transfer backlog drags on.
Sheriffs across Indiana say transfer times have improved in recent months. But many said the gains haven’t fully eased overcrowding as sentencing rates continue to outpace prison pick-ups in some counties.
Indiana public camping ban moves to House floor
Supporters frame as compassionate approach, while opponents say lack of resources could lead to jail time and fines.
History symposium highlights Marion Co. jail overcrowding court case, changes
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana hosted its annual Court History Symposium on Friday, with two panels looking at a famous Marion County Jail overcrowding court case that took 35 years to resolve.
Indiana lawmakers eye returning to more prison sentences
A big jump in Indiana county jail overcrowding has state lawmakers looking to partially roll back a nearly decade-old criminal sentencing overhaul and let judges send more people convicted of low-level felonies into state prisons.