Indiana bill tightens school gun penalties, eases adult court rule
Some House Democrats initially opposed House Bill 1249 over concerns that it would take away judges’ discretion in youth handgun cases.
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Advocate welcomes honors, but reward for her is helping the kids
She was recognized recently by the Indianapolis Colts as the team’s 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker Award recipient.
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Web Exclusive: Divided IN Supreme Court again asks for legislative fix to ‘jurisdictional gap’ between juvenile, criminal cases
In the state of Indiana, if an individual commits the act of child molesting before their 18th birthday but charges aren’t filed until after they turn 21, the offender is essentially off the hook. According to the state’s highest court, there’s a “jurisdictional gap” in the law making that possible.
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Work in progress: Juvenile justice mental health, safety concerns addressed in new law
Concerns about the safety and well-being of Hoosier youth housed in juvenile justice facilities across the state have drawn attention from the U.S. Department of Justice on multiple occasions. Action was taken to remedy those concerns, but the root of the problem facing Indiana’s juvenile justice system is still wound in a tangled mess that lawmakers and juvenile advocates are trying to unravel.
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Indiana Black Legislative Caucus leaders optimistic about agenda
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is offering a comprehensive and aggressive agenda for the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly. The bills promote police reform, institute changes to juvenile justice, and address inequities in the health care system, among other things.
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25th and Keystone: Where juvenile justice reform in Marion Co. begins
The Marion County Family Youth and Intervention Center, which opened last fall on the east side of Indianapolis, was created to divert juveniles from the justice system early by giving those in crisis a safe place to spend their time.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear Cass County juvenile delinquency case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 15 in a jurisdictional dispute over a Cass County juvenile delinquency case that has been lingering in legal limbo for more than a year.
13-year-old Anderson youth pleads guilty to murder
Joseph Vannote Jr., 13, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Madison Superior Court in the death of Mark Miles, 61, of Anderson.
Delaware County jury convicts man of drug deals resulting in death after fatal overdoses
An 18 year-old Delaware County man faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that resulted in the 2023 overdose deaths of an adult and a juvenile.
IN Supreme Court holding oral arguments for Avon teen appealing juvenile adjudication
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this month for a case involving a 15 year-old Hendricks County juvenile who is appealing his adjudication for allegedly selling drugs that led to a classmate’s death.
Juvenile pilot showing results: Marion Co. juvenile delinquency pilot responds well in early stages
After a nearly two-year pilot program, the Marion County Early Intervention Team and the Indiana Public Defender Commission say the initiative has shown promising early results.
COA affirms denial of juvenile’s motion for relief from child molesting adjudications
A trial court properly denied a juvenile’s motion for relief from judgment on two delinquencies adjudications that he admitted to, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Probation department entitled to quasi-judicial immunity on estate’s negligence claim, COA rules
The Marion Superior Court Probation Department is entitled to immunity against the negligence claim brought by the estate of a man who was killed by a juvenile on probation, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
COA overturns dangerous possession delinquency adjudication on double jeopardy grounds; panel disagrees on Wadle analysis
A dangerous-possession-of-a-firearm delinquency adjudication has been overturned on double jeopardy grounds, but the Court of Appeals of Indiana also upheld the juvenile’s criminal recklessness adjudication.
Juvenile incarceration trending down: Attorneys point to fewer arrests, more diversion
Youth incarceration in Indiana has been on a steady decline for years, with experts in the legal field pointing to an emphasis on diversion and other patterns in youth behavior more generally as explanations for the downward trend.
IN justices decline review of suppression order in case of man charged as teen with murder
Evidence found in the bedroom of a man charged as a teen with three killings can be admitted at the man’s murder trial after the Indiana Supreme Court declined to review the reversal of a suppression order.
Judge orders Noblesville school shooter’s release into custody of parents
A judge Wednesday approved the release of a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, a prosecutor said.
Man failed to show statutory requirements for expungement of DCS records that proved juvenile child molesting allegations, COA affirms
Indiana law didn’t back up a man’s contention that a trial court should expunge Indiana Department of Child Services records substantiating his molestation of his sisters, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
‘Relatively minor’ juvenile offense didn’t warrant commitment in DOC, COA rules in reversal
A teen’s placement in the Department of Correction for a “relatively minor” juvenile offense was erroneous, the Court of Appeals has ruled, finding a juvenile court did not sufficiently explore less restrictive options.
Indiana teen who shot teacher and student at a middle school in 2018 is ordered to treatment center
A teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, should go to a residential treatment center, a judge ordered Monday.
COA upholds admission of gun found on juvenile
A trial court did not err in admitting evidence seized as a result of a stop and pat-down of a juvenile, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Michigan judge to decide if teenage school shooter will spend life in prison
There is no dispute that Ethan Crumbley killed four fellow students and wounded others at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. The next step: Should the 17-year-old spend the rest of his life in prison for the mass shooting?
COA affirms court’s order to award guardianship of juvenile to DOC
A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered a juvenile who violated the terms of his probation to be placed in the Indiana Department of Correction, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
Noblesville middle school shooter who wounded teacher, student in 2018 will remain in custody
A judge on Wednesday ordered a former student who opened fire at an Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to remain in custody until an investigation of a separate assault allegation against the teenager is completed.