Monthly Archives: August 2016

Dangerous new drug linked to 50 deaths, 2 in Indiana

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WTHR

August 23, 2016

JENNIE RUNEVITCH

Now police are warning about this substance that right now, although very dangerous, is perfectly legal. On Friday, a mother in Bloomington found her daughter and daughter’s boyfriend, both in their 20’s, dead of an overdose in their Colonial Crest apartment. When police arrived, they discovered something else. The drug that killed the couple wasn’t […]

Speedy guilty verdict for Batesville man

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The Herald-Tribune

08/24/2016

Diane Raver

VERSAILLES – After hearing testimony from witnesses Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning in Ripley Circuit Court in the trial of Todd Norman, 51, Batesville, who is charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony, the jury began deliberations around 3:30 p.m. Aug. 24. It only took 30 minutes for them to […]

Supercharged heroin puts Indy on alert

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IndyStar

08/24/2016

Vic Ryckaert and Shari Rudavsky,

A supercharged form of heroin appears to be the cause of nearly 50 overdoses in nearby cities, putting local public safety officers on alert as they brace for the possibility of the drug’s arrival here. The heroin is laced with fentanyl, a powerful painkiller used to treat patients recovering after surgery. The Drug Enforcement Administration calls the synthetic opioid 50 times […]

High Rates Of Opioid-Addicted Babies Born To High-Risk Moms

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WFYI Indianapolis www.wfyi.org

8/19/16

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A pilot program enacted by the state legislature has found one in five infants born to at-risk mothers at four Indiana hospitals had opiates in their system at birth. The program began earlier this year and measures the prevalence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS. NAS refers to a group of […]

Notre Dame and Holy Cross lead transformational liberal arts education program at Indiana prison

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University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters

August 13, 2016

Josh Weinhold

Kris remembers the moment that everything changed. It came as he was reading The Goldfinch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Donna Tartt. It was the moment he discovered the true power of literature. The way it could move him, shape him, change him. The way it could ignite a spark and make him want to read […]

Judge: 65 years for man who fatally slammed baby to ground

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wane.com

August 17, 2016

WANE staff reporters

PORTLAND, Ind. (WANE) The Jay County man who killed his girlfriend’s five-week-old daughter by slamming her to the ground repeatedly was sentenced Wednesday. Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison sentenced 22-year-old Dalton R. Davis to 65 years for the death of young Lillian Grace Lloyd on Sept. 28, The (Muncie) Star Press reports. It was […]

Trauma and the Courts

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Indiana Court Times

June 23, 2016

Ruth Reichard

Unless they are there for a wedding or an adoption, people rarely come to court for a happy, positive reason. Judges who handle criminal cases involving allegations of spousal or child abuse, sexual assault, or other violent crimes can count on seeing people who have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. But […]

Indiana JDAI Newsletter

August 2016

For additional information, please contact: Michelle Tennell, Statewide Director of JDAI at michelle.tennell@courts.in.gov

JDAI Newsletter – August 2016 Indiana Courts sent this bulletin at 08/09/2016 10:54 AM EDT JDAI Newsletter – August 2016

Thinking For a Change 4.0

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http://nicic.gov/library/032650

Within the past few months the National Institute of Corrections has released an update to Thinking for a Change, transitioning from 3.1 to 4.0. Webinars will include information about the transition from Thinking for a Change 3.1 to the updated 4.0 materials, as well as a refresher on program standards.  Only those instructors who complete the […]

Meet the Candidates

The Board Election will take place at the Annual Meeting on September 7, 2016. Each candidate has submitted an Intent to Run form. Here’s how each candidate responded to the question “Why do you wish to hold this position? What do you hope to accomplish as a POPAI Board Member?” PRESIDENT Linda Brady, Chief Probation […]

Stepping ahead of addiction

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Kokomo Perspective

8/4/2016

Devin Zimmerman

Howard County Probation looking to implement pretrial services and addiction-fighting drug For those struggling with addiction, help may be coming a bit sooner. Howard County Probation Department is making progress not only in implementing a program to administer Vivitrol to clients struggling with addiction, but also efforts are underway on a comprehensive pretrial program that […]

Parole authorities: ‘Pokemon NO’ for sex offenders

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The Leader

8/1/2016

Michael Virtanen

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday directed state authorities to prevent nearly 3,000 registered sex offenders now on parole from playing “Pokemon Go” in an effort to safeguard children who play. The state’s Department of Corrections and Community Services is making that a condition of supervised release from state prison for all […]

Indiana’s Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council website goes live

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Indiana’s Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) website goes live with agendas, grant information, and more. Indiana Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council website

Reminder: Nominations for for “Founder’s Award”, “Line Probation Officer of the Year”, and “Rookie Probation Officer of the Year”

Nominations for for “Founder’s Award”, “Line Probation Officer of the Year”, and “Rookie Probation Officer of the Year” will be accepted until August 22, 2016. The Awards will be presented during the Lunch / Business Meeting at this years POPAI Conference at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, IN. Winners of the “Probation Line […]