Sheriff contemplating jail privatization
In the overcrowded Marion County Jail, early release of dangerous inmates has become an unpleasant fact of life. To slow the tide, Sheriff Frank Anderson is considering a radical new solution: full...
View ArticleSheriff's department concerned about budget crunch
Officials from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department say they are concerned that a $10 million gap in this year’s budget will hurt their ability to pay critical bills.
View ArticleSheriff's office defends keeping Anderson, Cottey on payroll
Former sheriffs Frank Anderson and Jack Cottey are each being paid $35,000 per year by the Marion County Sheriff's Department for advice and work on budgeting, jail operations and other issues.
View ArticleCombatants draw partisan distinctions in debate over sheriff's budget
The Marion County sheriff can't control the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, but Mayor Greg Ballard can't tell the sheriff how to operate jails or secure the City-County Building, and, much...
View ArticleCity inviting proposals for new courts-jail complex
Marion County criminal-justice complex project could rival Indianapolis airport terminal in cost, entail public-private financing deal.
View ArticleSome attorneys not sold on proposed justice complex
Moving the Marion County Jail, courts and other criminal justice functions to a consolidated site outside of downtown could gut businesses in the Mile Square and play havoc with legal offices,...
View ArticleBrokers fear criminal justice complex could harm downtown
City officials and real estate professionals debated on Thursday the pain from moving jails, courts and other criminal justice functions to a proposed complex outside of downtown.
View ArticleCity predicts rising property values around justice center
The argument that the complex could help revitalize the neighborhoods near the former GM stamping plant southwest of downtown could be crucial for securing the support of residents.
View ArticleCounties worry about cost of criminal code changes
Sweeping changes to Indiana's criminal code took effect Tuesday that will send more low-level, nonviolent criminals to community corrections programs and jails instead of state prisons.
View ArticleDemocrats question $12M in consulting contracts
The cash-strapped city of Indianapolis has entered agreements worth more than $12 million as it pursues a public-private partnership for a new courthouse and jail. Mayor Greg Ballard's office says the...
View ArticleChamber, neighborhood group endorse justice center
The organizations see the controversial, $1.6 billion project as a catalyst for redevelopment downtown. A City-County Council committee is set to weigh the proposed development deal Tuesday night.
View ArticleProgram seeks to help Marion County Jail inmates find work
The program offers jail inmates job training, resume development, practice for interviewing and other employment services before they get released.
View ArticleMarion County seeks to relieve jail's overcrowding problem
The overcrowding problem at the Marion County Jail stems from rising violent crime in Indianapolis and a state law that sends low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails, according to county...
View ArticleHogsett touts task force to plan new jail, criminal justice reforms
In his first State of the City address, Mayor Joe Hogsett said Wednesday that crime problems wouldn't be solved simply with a new building. A new task force also would focus on issues like mental...
View ArticleCity to scrutinize Ballard's contenders for justice center site
Mayor Joe Hogsett and his task force are examining potential locations that former Mayor Greg Ballard identified for a criminal justice complex, projected to cost $500 million to $600 million to...
View ArticleCitizens coke plant site has its share of 'challenges,' Hogsett says
Transforming the site to a criminal justice complex would take years of contaminant cleanup, officials said Tuesday, but construction could overlap with that work.
View ArticleJury still out on Marion County courts going to proposed jail location
Judges have an aggressive timeline for making the decision whether to move courts to the Twin Aire neighborhood with the city's proposed criminal justice complex.
View ArticleCity seeks submissions for criminal justice center services
The Indianapolis Bond Bank is looking for firms interested in working on the city’s new criminal justice center—from providing civil engineering services to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work....
View ArticleCouncil panel OKs spending $55M for some justice center construction costs
The same proposal also authorizes the city to spend $4.2 million for the acquisition of 140 acres of land from Citizens Energy Group as the site for the new jail, courthouses and mental health center.
View ArticleCouncil OKs $55M for initial justice center construction
The unanimous vote also gave approval for the city to spend $4.2 million to acquire 140 acres of land from Citizens Energy Group as the site for the new jail, courthouses and mental health center.
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