The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 241 sponsored by Rep. J. Young and authored by Sen. Boehnlein and Sen. Koch on a pro bono legal services fee. The bill extends the sunset provision for pro bono legal service fees from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2025. Testimony was presented in favor of the bill by DoxPop, the Indiana Bar Foundation, and the Indiana State Bar Association. The … [Read more...] about Pro bono legal services fee
Evidence preservation requirements
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 263 on evidence preservation requirements sponsored by Reps. Steuerwald and Schaibley and authored by Sen. Doriot and Sen. Koch. The bill creates law on the preservation of biological evidence in court cases. Testimony was heard from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Innocence Project, and a law student. The bill … [Read more...] about Evidence preservation requirements
Department of Correction
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Committee heard HB 1004 on Department of Correction sponsored by Sen. Koch and Sen. Freeman. The author, Rep. Frye, introduced the bill, which: amends and updates certain terms and provisions involving direct placement in a community corrections programclarifies the definition of “community corrections program”removes the ter … [Read more...] about Department of Correction
Evidence preservation requirements
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1144 on evidence preservation requirements sponsored by Sen. M. Young and Sen. Koch. The author, Rep. Steuerwald, introduced the bill which establishes additional requirements for the disposition of property held as evidence that may contain biological evidence related to an offense, including matters involving pos … [Read more...] about Evidence preservation requirements
Youth offender boot camps and inmate calling services
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1181 sponsored by Sen. Ford and authored by Rep. DeVon regarding youth offender boot camps and inmate calling services. Sen. Ford presented the bill, which eliminates from statute the DOC’s youthful offender boot camp program and applies rate caps to inmate calling services at state and county correctional facilities. The … [Read more...] about Youth offender boot camps and inmate calling services