Criminal Justice Institute

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1283 on burden of proof for exoneration payments authored by Rep. Steuerwald.The billprovides that a person applying to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute seeking compensation for wrongful incarceration must prove that he or she is actually innocent by a preponderance of the evidence. The Indiana Criminal … [Read more...] about Burden of proof for exoneration payments

S.E.A. 238, P.L. 30 Effective: July 1, 2019 Expands the possible recipients of grants from the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute) beyond a county government or the state government. Changes the institute's responsibility from administering sexual offense services, domestic violence programs, and assistance to victims of human sexual trafficking to administering funds to … [Read more...] about Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 238, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald, on the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (CJI). This bill expands the possible recipients of grants from the CJI beyond a county government or the state government and changes their responsibility from administering sexual offense services, domestic violence programs, and assistance to victims … [Read more...] about Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 238 on the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute expanding grant funding beyond the county and state governments, removing duplicate and nonexistent funding, and abolishing certain programs within the institute. Representatives of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and Indiana Coalition to End Sexual A … [Read more...] about Indiana Criminal Justice Institute