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
Department of Correction
Sentencing
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1369 on sentencing sponsored by Sen. M. Young.Theauthor, Rep. Morris, introduced the bill whichallows an inmate to petition for relief from the inmate's sentence for certain offenses committed before July 1, 2014. The bill reduces the number of consecutive years that an inmate must be confined to the custody … [Read more...] about Sentencing
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
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
Restraint of pregnant inmates
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1294 on restraint of pregnant inmates sponsored by Sen. Glick and Sen. Becker. The author, Rep. Fleming, introduced the bill which amends Title 11 to establish the appropriate use of restraints on an inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, recuperating from delivery, or experiencing a medical emergency related to the pr … [Read more...] about Restraint of pregnant inmates