Indiana

Ind. county uses DOC grant to help at-risk families, train probation officers

The funding is intended to go to the community corrections program, pretrial services, drug treatment court and mental health court

Ind. county expands local jail treatment services with grant funding

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Treatment will include intakes, psychological evaluations, and individual and group based treatment curriculum

How this new gel/antidote combo provides a better less-lethal tool

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Reflex Protect Tactical

Reflex Protect Presidia Gel doesn’t spread once sprayed, and its effects can be easily reversed once compliance is achieved for quicker relief to the subject and a quicker return to duty for the officer

Parole denied for Ind. 'Valentine's Day Massacre' killer

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David Smith is one of four convicted in the infamous murder of four young Indiana men

Ind. county receives grant for staffing from DOC

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Overall, the county will receive $124,422 from IDOC, with $65,000 going to adult probation, and $51,000 to Community Corrections

False identity escape leads to Ind. jail acquiring fingerprint scanner

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The "positive identification device" was implemented after Jessica Stringer, 34, used her cellmate's identity to leave the jail

Inmate suicide investigation prompts reorganization of Ind. county jail

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Former jail commander Lt. Col. Royce Cole will be demoted to captain of the Arrestee Processing Center

Judge awards $225K to ex-inmate in Ind. jail abuse case

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Inmate filed an excessive force lawsuit after he was put into a chokehold and slammed to the ground by a jail officer in September 2012

Ind. rewards community corrections with $25K performance grant

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Indiana Department of Corrections officials are calling Daviess County one of the best community correction programs in the state

Ind. correctional facility honors staff with 'Leadership Challenge Awards'

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The Leadership Challenge Awards were started in an effort to address and recognize positive leadership practices at the facility

Bench-pressing correctional officer channels grief into competition

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Thomas Davis, a correctional officer with Elkhart County, is hoping to break the all-time world record for his division at the USAPLA National Championship

Ind. county 2016 budget includes bonuses, increased jail staffing

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The 2016 budget and its funding requests are set to be finalized by the Howard County Council Thursday

Ind. struggling to reduce prison recidivism

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Only a fraction of 20,000 men and women annually released from DOC participate in services due to limited financial support, staffing, space and business cooperation