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Department of Correction

Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses

March 25, 2022 Filed Under: Criminal

H.E.A. 1294, P.L. 78 Effective: July 1, 2022 Provides that a correctional facility, including a jail, shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) use no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, during the immediate postdelivery period, … [Read more...] about Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses

Juvenile law matters

February 25, 2022 Filed Under: Juvenile

The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1359 on juvenile law matters sponsored by Sen. Crider. This bill:  provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana shall create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body to do the following:Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile justice data.Establish procedures and policies related … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters

Population parameters

February 18, 2022 Filed Under: Criminal

The Elections and Apportionment Committee heard SB 37 on population parameters sponsored by Rep. Wesco and authored by Sen. J. Ford. The bill amends various statutes to update population parameters for political subdivisions based on the 2020 decennial census, updates multipliers that are based on a county's population and used in determining distributions made by the Department of … [Read more...] about Population parameters

Department of Correction

February 18, 2022 Filed Under: Criminal

The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1004 on Department of Correction (DOC) sponsored by Sens. Eric Koch and Aaron Freeman which updates terms and provisions involving direct placement in a community corrections program and gives discretion to a court to commit Level 6 felons to DOC.  This bill: amends and updates certain terms and provisions involving direct … [Read more...] about Department of Correction

Juvenile law matters 

February 18, 2022 Filed Under: Juvenile

The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1359 sponsored by Sen. Crider on juvenile law matters. This bill:    provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana shall create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body to do the following:Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile justice data.Establish procedures and pol … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters 

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