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Last Call for Hotel Rooms for 2026 Management Institute
Are you joining us at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Carmel, Indiana? Hotel rooms are...
Registration Open for Spring Management Institute
Registration is now open for the Spring Management Institute, which will be held March...
POPAI Board is seeking Intent to Run Forms for Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Association and shall maintain...
POPAI Is Hiring: Website Administrator Position Open
POPAI Is Hiring a Website Administrator The Probation Officers Professional Association...
POPAI Board Meetings Are Hitting the Road in 2026
In an effort to better connect with our membership across the state, POPAI is excited to...
Missing an Issue of the POPAI Weekly Digest?
Our goal is to provide essential, curated news relevant to your work as a Probation...
Remembering Thomas E. Gahl: EOW September 22, 1986
The United States Probation Office for the Southern District of Indiana has been...
2025 POPAI 25 Year Member Awardees
POPAI 25 Year Member Awardees On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Probation Officers...
2025 POPAI 10 Year Member Awardees
POPAI 10 Year Member Awardees On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Probation Officers...
Articles
Board Members find articles we think might interest you. We welcome submissions from POPAI members especially if they feature your county, just send them to ContactUsatPOPAI@gmail.com
Indiana keeps bucking marijuana legalization, tightening related laws instead
Legalization supporters encouraged by Trump’s action, but stance of state leaders...
Indiana bail amendment advances toward November ballot
The proposed constitutional change would let Hoosiers decide if judges should have more...
2026 State of the Judiciary
On January 14, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern), Hon. Loretta Rush, Chief Justice of...
Tippecanoe County judge, wife shot at Lafayette home; investigation ongoing
A Tippecanoe County judge and his wife remained hospitalized Sunday night after both...
Judge Fran Gull announces end of year retirement from Allen Superior Court
For nearly thirty years, Judge Fran Gull has been a fixture in the Allen County...
Rural homelessness growing faster than cities
Homelessness may not look the way many imagine it, particularly in rural Indiana. Rural...
Chief Justice Rush addresses a lack of public defenders in her State of the Judiciary speech
Chief Justice Loretta Rush has been delivering State of the Judiciary speeches for 12...
Indiana hemp drug ban clears first hurdle
The legislation matches a federal measure some advocates predict will ‘decimate’ the...
AI therapy chatbots draw new oversight as suicides raise alarm
States are passing laws to prevent artificially intelligent chatbots, such as ChatGPT,...
‘Trying to read to an empty chair’: Indiana Senate panel advances victim impact bill
The bipartisan proposal would largely require defendants to be present for the reading...
Indiana Court of Appeals elects Elizabeth Tavitas as chief judge
The judges of the Indiana Court of Appeals have elected Elizabeth Tavitas to a...
Indiana courts, lawyers prep for updated e-filing system
Hoosier attorneys will soon be introduced to an updated electronic filing system to...
Bill to extend needle exchange programs for another decade passes out of committee
Indiana syringe exchange programs would be extended another decade under a bill before...
Dozens of workers out at Indiana Department of Child Services amid transformation effort
WRTV Investigates has learned a staff shakeup is underway at the Indiana Department of...
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Webinar
The Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers, Inc. is holding a 2-hour webinar...
State of the Judiciary scheduled for January 14
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush will address the Governor and a joint session of...
Indiana governor boasts drug seizures, traffic enforcement as latest public safety wins
Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday touted what his administration called major public safety...
Mental wellness program could help Indiana students and reduce teacher turnover
A new program is aimed at addressing mental and emotional instability among Indiana...
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