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New database to track hate based-incidents and crimes
By Abrahm Hurt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — A project has been launched to create a database to track hate crimes and hate-based incidents across Indiana. The Central Indiana Alliance Against Hate announced the new Tracking Hate Database on Thursday morning at the inaugural Indiana Response to Hate Conference. The event, attended by around 200 people, focused on combatting and addressing […]
civil forfeiture \ Court and the Judiciary Study Committee \ Jeff Arnold \ Rodric Bray \ Sen. Phil Boots \ Terry Curry
Study committee is revisiting Indiana’s civil forfeiture laws
By Cameron Mattern TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana Senate committee is taking up the issue of when and how the government can seize an individual’s property under state forfeiture laws. Dozens packed into the Senate Finance Committee room at the Statehouse Wednesday to hear testimony about the state’s forfeiture laws, which allow the seizure of […]
anti-violence \ Charles Harrison \ crime \ Mike Pence \ Peace \ Ten Point Coalition
Pence returns to Indiana to applaud anti-violence organization
By Shelby Mullis TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence praised the Ten Point Coalition for leading the nation in finding peaceable solutions in violent neighborhoods. Pence applauded these initiatives during the faith-based coalition’s annual luncheon Friday in Indianapolis. The Ten Point Coalition, known for its work in combatting gun violence in the state’s capital, […]
Charles Harrison \ crime \ Curtis Hill \ gary \ homicides \ IMPD \ Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition \ Michael Jefferson
Attorney general wants to cut crime by spreading coalition’s model
By Eddie Drews TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to reduce crime across the state, Attorney General Curtis Hill is launching a program to help cities replicate a successful crime-reduction model. Hill is partnering the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition, a faith-based organization geared toward fighting crime. Members of the coalition take part in peace walks […]
crisis intervention \ Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse \ Joe Hogsett \ Law enforcement \ Marianne Halbert \ National Alliance on Mental Illness
New crisis intervention team could be example for Indiana law enforcement
By Abrahm Hurt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metro Police Department is launching a pilot program, designed to help assess the mental or behavioral state of individuals in a crisis, that could serve as a model for other communities across the state. A team, including a police officer, a paramedic and a clinician, will work to de-escalate situations […]
Thirteen-day bike ride continues cycle of support for law enforcement
By Eddie Drews TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS —Dan Dudley is setting out on his bicycle to take a 1,000-mile journey to honor his brother. Every summer, dozens of police officers and law enforcement family members and friends ride around the perimeter of Indiana to raise funds and awareness of the sacrifices made by Hoosier law enforcement families. […]
abortion \ betty cockrum \ Erin Houchin \ Indiana Right to Life \ injuction \ Planned Parenthood \ SB 404
Judge blocks portions of state’s new abortion law
By Christina Ramey TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A judge has blocked provisions in a new abortion law that would make it harder for a girl under 18 to have an abortion without telling her parents. Under current Indiana law, anyone under 18 must have the consent of a parent, legal guardian or custodian to get an […]
30 laws in 30 days \ jail \ prison \ release \ victim
30 Laws in 30 Days: Victims to be notified of offender’s changed release date
By Christian Sullivan TheStatehouseFile.com Editor’s note: This is the 25th in a series of stories about new laws that are taking effect, most of them on July 1. INDIANAPOLIS – The state is aiming to keep victims out of the dark when it comes to the release date of their perpetrator. Sen. Randall Head, R-Logansport, and […]
30 laws in 30 days \ hospital \ police department \ police departments \ safety
30 laws in 30 days: Police presence could increase on hospital campuses
By Abrahm Hurt TheStatehouseFile.com Editor’s note: This is the 21st in a series of stories about new laws that are taking effect, most of them on July 1. INDIANAPOLIS — Hospitals around the state could be beefing up security if they take advantage of a new state law. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, authored Senate Enacted Bill 112. […]
30 laws \ Amy Brinkley \ Crisis intervention teams \ Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse \ Marianne Halbert \ mental health \ National Alliance on Mental Illness Gary Indiana \ SB 231
30 Laws in 30 Days: Mental illness education program for law enforcement may expand
By Shelby Mullis TheStatehouseFile.com Editor’s note: This is the 20th in a series of stories about new laws that are taking effect, most of them on July 1. INDIANAPOLIS — Amy Brinkley thinks her brother’s death could have been prevented. Her 30-year-old brother Paul suffered from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. In his mid-20s, Paul endured […]
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