juvenile justice

Indiana locks up a higher proportion of children and teens than nearly any other state in the Midwest.

Several local groups are working to interrupt the revolving door for youth in the justice system. But in Indiana, there isn’t a statewide framework for youth violence prevention. The state’s children’s commission wants to change that.

The committee has a year to complete a report to the legislature, identifying plans for everything from how to collect and distribute juvenile justice data to how to set up a transitional plan for children in the care of the Indiana Department of Corrections

House Bill 1359 has passed through both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly and has nearly completed the process to become law.

Indiana leaders are taking a comprehensive look at the state’s juvenile justice system. That includes broad data analysis, interviews with key…

Legislation headed to the Indiana House would allow 12-year-olds to be sent to the Department of Correction for crimes that include attempted robbery.That…

A Senate committee took hours of contentious testimony on a measure that would lower the age at which children are sent to the Department of…

The Allen Superior Court received a grant for more-than $200,000 to improve its four-year-old Check and Connect program in the Juvenile Center.Check and…

This month, WBOI is reporting on teen mental health issues. Last week, we looked at addiction and opioid abuse, and now we follow the story to the Allen…