August 2025
- Midwest Gang investigators Association Fall Conference October 21 and 22
- In Loving Memory of Paul “Rob” Gaskill
July 2025
- POPAI Awards (Founder's, Line Probation Officer of the Year, "Rookie" Probation Officer of the Year) Nominees In Committee
- POPAI Annual Elections: Slate posted, two contested
- POPAI Fall Conference: Registration until August 22. Attendees Download and Start Using the App
- Indiana child protection agency reorganizes to eliminate management layers
- Celebrating success in Iowa: Courageously reducing probation conditions in two Districts
- More than 10 years after criminal code reform, Indiana piles on new penalties
- For Ex-Prisoners, Education Is the Antidote to Recidivism
- Rural counties aren’t escaping gun violence
- Recognizing and easing the physical symptoms of anxiety
- Pathways to Leadership and Management in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement, Corrections, & Community Corrections
- Henry County participates in pilot for juvenile mental health screenings
- Youth mentors say curfew proposal could work but not a cure-all
- Hamilton County courts can't keep up with population growth. Will this change decrease wait times?
- Gregory David Schultz (September 9, 1964 – July 8, 2025)
- What Indiana’s new absenteeism law actually does — and doesn’t do — to attendance policies
- Fiscal leadership confident in Indiana’s finances with reserves at $2.5B
- As new tax bill takes effect, local officials fret (requires subscription)
- Honoring the Legacy of Charley and Linda Knepple
June 2025
- POPAI Probation Officer Members: Hardship Scholarships for Fall Conference Will Be Distributed Soon
- POPAI Newsletter
- Hamilton County Officials warn public of surge in overdoses from "KD" drug
- Noble County drug court helps give back dreams for 50 classes
- Johnson County CIT earns silver certification
- The Public Costs of Supervision Versus Detention
- County turns down probation officers’ request for raises following Reedy recommendation
- Indiana to receive up to $100M as part of $7.4B opioid settlement
- Standard Juvenile Report (Preliminary Inquiry, Pre-dispositional Report and Modification Reports), IYAS Policy, and Technology Updates – Effective July 1, 2025
- Marion County to Push Hundreds of Expungements
- What's the difference between Delta 8 THC and marijuana or 'weed'?
- Significant economic impact expected after Niles Township approves marijuana dispensaries
- 9 Indiana counties chosen for misdemeanor defense reimbursement pilot
- Montgomery County, Indiana Probation Officers Honored with Prestigious United States Attorney Award
May 2025
- Reimagining Talent, Rebuilding Pathways — The Power of Skills-Based Hiring in Indiana Probation
- Leadership Training: How the POPAI Chief Executive Committee works
- 2026 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
- Suicide prevention takes on urgency
- COMMENTARY: Breaking cycles through mental health: a pathway to successful reentry
- Survey Responses Suggest Few U.S. Jails Use Screenings and Assessments for Behavioral Health Diversion
- Building Connections to Housing During Reentry
- The Rural Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum: Considerations and Emerging State Strategies
- COMMENTARY: ‘Turn Awareness Into Action’: What Indiana is doing for mental health
- Juvenile diversion program expands in Indianapolis, offering teens a second chance
- "Beyond Substance" Podcast Explores the Overdose Crisis Through Lived Experience and Data-Driven Solutions in Powerful New Episode
- Indy Politics talks with Steve McCaffery of Mental Health America Indiana about mental health
- Probation Department References Staff Shortage in Request for Wage Increases
- POPAI Corporate Sponsor Policy
April 2025
- Legislative Update
- Greg Werich Receives Order of Augustus
- Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. "Charley" Knepple
- Legalized marijuana hits roadblocks after years of expansion
- Governor Braun signs Executive Order focused on employment after release.
- Commentary: Protecting Hoosier youth from unregulated vapes
- Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
- Tippecanoe County Sheriff on Jails and Mental Health
- Overdose Lifeline introduces new online tool
- IN teen drug use stats show greater need for early intervention
- Proposed bill would require employers to accept applicants' non-accredited diplomas
- Grant County Probation Officer selected as Donald “Charley” Knepple scholarship recipient
March 2025
- POPAI Knepple Scholarship to be Presented at Justice Services Conference
- Leadership webinar series explores key skills for today’s court leaders
- 22 Investigates: Human trafficking affects people in our state, community
- The projected costs and economic impact of mental health inequities in the United States
- U.S. Sentencing Commission Reports on Overdoses in Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes
- Sobriety for profit. Co-owner of Bloomington’s Malibu House says there’s no deception, calls himself ‘an easy target’
- Measure updating Adult Protective Services glides through committee
- Minutes from POPAI March 13 Board Meeting
February 2025
- POPAI "Charley" Knepple Memorial Scholarship for Probation Officers Pursuing Advanced Degrees: Apply Before March 3
- POPAI Seeks District 6 Representative
- ‘Put their needs first’: Braun calls for property tax, health care price cuts at State of the State
- State of the Judiciary speech
- ‘All rise’: Indiana chief justice highlights judicial system wins in State of the Judiciary speech
- Proposed changes to alcohol and drug program rules
- Grant Opportunities
- Lawmakers move THC test threshold for impaired driving
- County jails on the hook as state stops paying prisoner costs
January 2025
- POPAI Tracks 2025 Legislation
- A National Study on the Effect of Supervision Fees on Probation Agency Operations Technical Report
- National Institute of Corrections partners with Rulo Strategies
- Gov. Holcomb announces two Judicial appointments for Marion County
- Gunshot wounds top abuse and neglect report for Indiana’s children
- Allen County has 10 judges and needs six more: what state data tells us about our courts
- Commentary: How Indiana’s county prosecutors deliver justice with uneven support
December 2024
- Save the Date: Phil Chalmers opens Fall Conference 2025
- POPAI 2025 Board Meeting Schedule
- Most localities still holding onto opioid settlement funds
- Marion County Judicial Finalists
- Beyond Substance Podcast
- Guardian ad Litem Guidelines adopted by Indiana Supreme Court
- Commentary: Five takeaways from Indiana judicial elections in 2024
- CEPP Releases New Reentry Guide for Justice-Involved Women
- In re K.W., No. 23A-JV-2040, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 20, 2024).
- To build peer support workforce for substance use recovery, Indiana covers certification costs
- Judiciary Releases First Annual Report on the Workplace
- 2024 Impaired Driving Prevention Month Toolkit for Treatment Courts
- AllRise Practitioner Training: Coordinators
- Public safety secretary named
- Fidelity in Focus: Indiana’s Commitment to Evidence-Based Practices and Reducing Recidivism
- M.S. v. State, 24A-JV-715, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 5, 2024).
- Apply Now for New Smart Supervision Resident Analyst Program to Increase Supervision Agencies’ Data Analysis Capacity
- Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center Celebrates the Opening of the Caring Recovery Opioid Treatment Program
November 2024
- POPAI Weekly Updates Email Changes to Monthly Digest
- Lt. governor hears about advances in NE Indiana mental health system
- Two Juvenile Probation Videos
- NCSC Behavioral Health Resources
- All Rise Journal for Advancing Justice Vol. V, "Sustaining Long-Term Recovery as Part of Justice Reform"
- A National Study on the Effect of Supervision Fees on Probation Agency Operations Technical Report
- Justice Involved Veterans
- Centering Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring, and Staff Wellness: A Conversation with Massachusetts Commissioner Pamerson Ifill
- Indiana Law Bars Media From Seeing First Execution Since 2009
- POPAI Membership
- Website for Rules of Court
- Language Guide: Words and Phrases to Effect Positive Change in Community Supervision
- IBJ Podcast: What Indy tourism guru Chris Gahl learned from his father’s murder [Thomas Gahl, U.S. Probation Officer], surviving cancer
- Advancing Pretrial Policy & Research (APPR) YouTube Channel
- For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid ‘unwinding’ raises the stakes
October 2024
- 2025 Membership
- The Community Supervision Resource Center (CSRC) Launches an Online Community
- POPAI's Recommended 2025 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
- Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap
September 2024
- POPAI Training Coordinator: Welcome Shannon Chambers
- Remembering Thomas E. Gahl: EOW September 22, 1986
- 2024 Founder's Award Winners
- Founder’s Award Winner: Cherie Epley
- Rookie Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Michelle Murfin
- Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Stephanie Eddy
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
- 2025 Indiana Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
- POPAI's 2024 Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Recipient is from LaPorte County
February 2024
October 2023
- 2023 Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Recipient: Vicki Cale of Wells County Probation
- 2023 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year Recipient: Abigail O’Brien of Putnam County Probation
- POPAI's Proposal to Amend the 2025 Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
- POPAI New Board Members and Award Winners
September 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
March 2023
- Susan Bentley Graduates from APPA Leadership Institute
- Remembering Chief Probation Officer Lucile M. Myers EOW March 21, 1926
February 2023
November 2022
September 2022
- POPAI Bylaws revised and approved by the POPAI Membership
- POPAI Line Probation Officer of the Year 2022: John Bush of Delaware County Probation Department
- POPAI Rookie of the Year 2022: Tabitha Davis of Hancock County Probation
- Founder’s Award 2022 Winner: Madonna Wagoner of Hamilton County Probation Department
July 2022
- Winners of Fall Conference Drawing for Registration and Hotel Announced
- Proposed POPAI Bylaw Revisions
- Revised and Updated Proposal to Amend the Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
June 2022
May 2022
- 2022 Donald "Charlie" Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Brandi Glenn
- 2023 Probation Officer Salary Schedule
April 2022
- Remembering Catherine Custer
- Remembering Donald "Charley" Knepple
- POPAI Proposes to Amend the Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
March 2022
January 2022
September 2021
- Congratulations Valerie Runyon: POPAI 2021 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year
- Congratulations Susan Allen: POPAI 2021 Founder’s Award Winner
- Congratulations Allen Waller: POPAI 2021 Line Probation Officer of the Year
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
April 2020
September 2019
- POPAI and IACCAC Testify at the Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code
- 2019 Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Lindsay Long
- 2019 POPAI Founder's Award Winner: Troy Hatfield
- 2019 Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Elizabeth Darenski
August 2019
- Susan Rice, Miami County’s CPO Takes Oath of Office as APPA's Vice President
- POPAI Submits an Amicus Curiae Brief with Court of Appeals -- UPDATE
July 2019
April 2019
- 2020 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
- Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
March 2019
September 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
November 2017
October 2017
- INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL CODE October 11, 2017
- POPAI Board Matches Then Distributes Donation Funds to Texas Probation Officers Still Trying to Recover from Hurricane Harvey
September 2017
- POPAI August 2017 Legislative Report
- 2017 Founder’s Award: Glenna Shelby
- 2017 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year: Brittany Stodghill
- 2017 Line Probation Officer of the Year: Ben Neureiter
May 2017
- 2017 Legislative Session Digest
- Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Rachael A. Scott
- 2018 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
April 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
- Probation Statistics available from Indiana Supreme Court
- Judiciary addressing rising number of CHINS cases around state
- IU Researcher Awarded Funding to Evaluate Criminal Justice Program
October 2016
- Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Publishes Annual Report
- Indiana Evidence Based Decision Making Initiative Update
- Indiana Criminal Justice Association Awards
September 2016
- Beber named top probation officer of the year
- 2016 Line Probation Officer of the Year: Edward Beber
- 2016 Founder's Award Winner: Susan Rice
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
- Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council - June 20, 2016 Update
- 2017 PO Minimum Salary Schedule CORRECTED
- Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council News
May 2016
- 2016 Knepple Scholarship Awarded to Wabash County Probation Officer
- 2017 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
April 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
- Indiana 2014 Probation Report Published
- 2015 POPAI Line Probation Officer of the Year Award
- 2015 POPAI “Rookie” Probation Officer of the Year Award
- POPAI Founder's Award presented to Joe Hooker
- POPAI By-laws Revised at Annual Business Meeting
July 2015
May 2015
November 2014
September 2014
- Justice Brent Dickson Receives POPAI Founder's Award
- POPAI Presents Line PO of the Year Award to Dave Williams
- POPAI Presents Rookie PO of the Year Award to Melanie Strode
- Revised POPAI By-laws Approved, Membership Year to Change
- 2015 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
August 2014
July 2014
- Credit Time Calculator
- Revised POPAI By-laws UPDATE
- Indiana's probation standards revised for first time since 2001
- POPAI By-laws Proposed Revisions
- POPAI Creates New Awards to Recognize Probation Officers