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2025 (116)

• October 1 Indiana Supreme Court 2024-2025 Annual Report
• October 1 Young adults hold conversation on Fort Wayne violence, aim to find cause and solutions
• October 1 Indiana Supreme Court’s annual report shows highest bar exam pass rate in 4 years (requires subscription).
• October 1 Panel hears warnings on rising Indiana prison population, local corrections funding shortfalls
• September 25 Kratom faces increasing scrutiny from states and the feds
• September 25 Cashless bail, explained: What it is, how it works and why Trump is targeting it
• September 25 More elderly in Indiana prisons but state still below U.S. average
• September 25 A Statewide Focus on Pretrial Data
• September 25 Remembering Linda Parks, Former Steuben County Chief Probation Officer
• September 18 Remembering Thomas E. Gahl: EOW September 22, 1986
• September 18 Howard County judge banned from service after misconduct investigation
• September 18 Indiana’s August Revenues Beat Expectations — Cigarettes Cloud the Picture
• September 17 POPAI Board Election: At-Large #1 Seat
• September 15 2025 POPAI 25 Year Member Awardees
• September 15 2025 POPAI 10 Year Member Awardees
• September 15 2025 Line Officers of the Year Winners: Brooke Trice and Jon Kramer
• September 15 2025 POPAI Founder’s Award Winner: Mike Small
• September 12 POPAI News weekly option now available
• September 10 Lake County enacts partial hiring freeze (requires log in)
• September 10 How social media fuels youth gun violence in Indianapolis
• September 10 Indiana Public Safety Secretary Jennifer-Ruth Green resigns
• September 10 Beyond Substance Podcast: Panel on Overdose Deaths
• September 10 Police agencies lower education standards as staffing shortages persist
• September 10 Police: People on probation post photos of host’s guns, resulting in his arrest
• August 28 The Cashless Bail Fight Hits the Big Time
• August 27 Man sets California probation officer on fire during struggle, authorities say
• August 27 Indiana surpasses more than $1.1B in opioid-related settlements since 2021
• August 27 More than 14,000 Hoosiers on electronic monitoring, data shows
• August 27 At Options, someone attacked a girl but no one called 911
• August 27 Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year (requires WSJ subscription)
• August 27 Gavel meets canvas: New exhibit brings Indiana’s county courthouses to life in 92 works of art
• August 27 Probation Visit Lands Crothersville Pair In Jail For Drugs
• August 27 Indiana Court Times – Summer 2025 Issue
• August 27 In Memory: Donna Jean Koontz Hankins
• August 27 Kratom faces increasing scrutiny from states and the feds
• August 27 Local mental health organization receives $1M to launch mobile crisis response team
• August 27 Judges Lay Out Case For Stipend For Probation Officers
• August 27 POPAI Board Meetings – On the Road
• August 27 Indiana DOC shifts course, plans to keep Michigan City prison open beyond 2027
• August 18 Midwest Gang investigators Association Fall Conference October 21 and 22
• August 11 In Loving Memory of Paul “Rob” Gaskill
• July 24 Indiana child protection agency reorganizes to eliminate management layers
• July 24 Celebrating success in Iowa: Courageously reducing probation conditions in two Districts
• July 24 More than 10 years after criminal code reform, Indiana piles on new penalties
• July 24 For Ex-Prisoners, Education Is the Antidote to Recidivism
• July 24 Rural counties aren’t escaping gun violence
• July 24 Recognizing and easing the physical symptoms of anxiety
• July 24 Pathways to Leadership and Management in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement, Corrections, & Community Corrections
• July 24 Henry County participates in pilot for juvenile mental health screenings
• July 24 Youth mentors say curfew proposal could work but not a cure-all
• July 24 Hamilton County courts can’t keep up with population growth. Will this change decrease wait times?
• July 24 Gregory David Schultz (September 9, 1964 – July 8, 2025)
• July 24 What Indiana’s new absenteeism law actually does — and doesn’t do — to attendance policies
• July 24 Fiscal leadership confident in Indiana’s finances with reserves at $2.5B
• July 23 As new tax bill takes effect, local officials fret (requires subscription)
• July 16 Honoring the Legacy of Charley and Linda Knepple
• June 25 POPAI Newsletter
• June 25 Hamilton County Officials warn public of surge in overdoses from “KD” drug
• June 25 Noble County drug court helps give back dreams for 50 classes
• June 25 Johnson County CIT earns silver certification
• June 25 The Public Costs of Supervision Versus Detention
• June 25 County turns down probation officers’ request for raises following Reedy recommendation
• June 25 Indiana to receive up to $100M as part of $7.4B opioid settlement
• June 25 Standard Juvenile Report (Preliminary Inquiry, Pre-dispositional Report and Modification Reports), IYAS Policy, and Technology Updates – Effective July 1, 2025
• June 25 Marion County to Push Hundreds of Expungements
• June 25 What’s the difference between Delta 8 THC and marijuana or ‘weed’?
• June 25 Significant economic impact expected after Niles Township approves marijuana dispensaries
• June 25 9 Indiana counties chosen for misdemeanor defense reimbursement pilot
• June 5 Montgomery County, Indiana Probation Officers Honored with Prestigious United States Attorney Award
• May 28 Reimagining Talent, Rebuilding Pathways — The Power of Skills-Based Hiring in Indiana Probation
• May 27 Leadership Training: How the POPAI Chief Executive Committee works
• May 27 2026 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• May 27 Suicide prevention takes on urgency
• May 27 COMMENTARY: Breaking cycles through mental health: a pathway to successful reentry
• May 27 Survey Responses Suggest Few U.S. Jails Use Screenings and Assessments for Behavioral Health Diversion
• May 27 Building Connections to Housing During Reentry
• May 27 The Rural Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum: Considerations and Emerging State Strategies
• May 27 COMMENTARY: ‘Turn Awareness Into Action’: What Indiana is doing for mental health
• May 27 Juvenile diversion program expands in Indianapolis, offering teens a second chance
• May 27 “Beyond Substance” Podcast Explores the Overdose Crisis Through Lived Experience and Data-Driven Solutions in Powerful New Episode
• May 27 Indy Politics talks with Steve McCaffery of Mental Health America Indiana about mental health
• May 27 Probation Department References Staff Shortage in Request for Wage Increases
• May 19 POPAI Corporate Sponsor Policy
• April 28 Legislative Update
• April 28 Greg Werich Receives Order of Augustus
• April 28 Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• April 24 Legalized marijuana hits roadblocks after years of expansion
• April 24 Governor Braun signs Executive Order focused on employment after release.
• April 24 Commentary: Protecting Hoosier youth from unregulated vapes
• April 24 Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
• April 24 Tippecanoe County Sheriff on Jails and Mental Health
• April 24 Overdose Lifeline introduces new online tool
• April 24 IN teen drug use stats show greater need for early intervention
• April 24 Grant County Probation Officer selected as Donald “Charley” Knepple scholarship recipient
• March 26 POPAI Knepple Scholarship to be Presented at Justice Services Conference
• March 26 Leadership webinar series explores key skills for today’s court leaders
• March 26 22 Investigates: Human trafficking affects people in our state, community
• March 26 The projected costs and economic impact of mental health inequities in the United States
• March 26 U.S. Sentencing Commission Reports on Overdoses in Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes 
• March 26 Sobriety for profit. Co-owner of Bloomington’s Malibu House says there’s no deception, calls himself ‘an easy target’
• March 26 Measure updating Adult Protective Services glides through committee
• February 23 POPAI Seeks District 6 Representative
• February 23 ‘Put their needs first’: Braun calls for property tax, health care price cuts at State of the State
• February 23 State of the Judiciary speech
• February 23 ‘All rise’: Indiana chief justice highlights judicial system wins in State of the Judiciary speech
• February 23 Proposed changes to alcohol and drug program rules
• February 23 Grant Opportunities
• February 23 Lawmakers move THC test threshold for impaired driving
• February 23 County jails on the hook as state stops paying prisoner costs
• January 26 POPAI Tracks 2025 Legislation
• January 25 A National Study on the Effect of Supervision Fees on Probation Agency Operations Technical Report
• January 25 National Institute of Corrections partners with Rulo Strategies
• January 25 Gov. Holcomb announces two Judicial appointments for Marion County
• January 25 Gunshot wounds top abuse and neglect report for Indiana’s children
• January 25 Allen County has 10 judges and needs six more: what state data tells us about our courts
• January 25 Commentary: How Indiana’s county prosecutors deliver justice with uneven support

2024 (47)

• December 27 POPAI 2025 Board Meeting Schedule
• December 27 Most localities still holding onto opioid settlement funds
• December 27 Marion County Judicial Finalists
• December 27 Beyond Substance Podcast
• December 27 Guardian ad Litem Guidelines adopted by Indiana Supreme Court
• December 27 Commentary: Five takeaways from Indiana judicial elections in 2024
• December 27 CEPP Releases New Reentry Guide for Justice-Involved Women
• December 27 In re K.W., No. 23A-JV-2040, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 20, 2024).
• December 27 To build peer support workforce for substance use recovery, Indiana covers certification costs
• December 27 Judiciary Releases First Annual Report on the Workplace
• December 27 2024 Impaired Driving Prevention Month Toolkit for Treatment Courts
• December 27 AllRise Practitioner Training: Coordinators
• December 27 Public safety secretary named
• December 27 Fidelity in Focus: Indiana’s Commitment to Evidence-Based Practices and Reducing Recidivism
• December 27 M.S. v. State, 24A-JV-715, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 5, 2024).
• December 27 Apply Now for New Smart Supervision Resident Analyst Program to Increase Supervision Agencies’ Data Analysis Capacity
• December 27 Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center Celebrates the Opening of the Caring Recovery Opioid Treatment Program
• November 28 POPAI Weekly Updates Email Changes to Monthly Digest
• November 26 Lt. governor hears about advances in NE Indiana mental health system
• November 24 Two Juvenile Probation Videos
• November 24 NCSC Behavioral Health Resources
• November 24 All Rise Journal for Advancing Justice Vol. V, “Sustaining Long-Term Recovery as Part of Justice Reform”
• November 24 A National Study on the Effect of Supervision Fees on Probation Agency Operations Technical Report
• November 24 Justice Involved Veterans
• November 17 Centering Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring, and Staff Wellness: A Conversation with Massachusetts Commissioner Pamerson Ifill
• November 17 Indiana Law Bars Media From Seeing First Execution Since 2009
• November 10 POPAI Membership
• November 10 Website for Rules of Court
• November 10 Language Guide: Words and Phrases to Effect Positive Change in Community Supervision
• November 3 IBJ Podcast: What Indy tourism guru Chris Gahl learned from his father’s murder [Thomas Gahl, U.S. Probation Officer], surviving cancer
• November 3 Advancing Pretrial Policy & Research (APPR) YouTube Channel
• November 3 For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid ‘unwinding’ raises the stakes
• October 27 2025 Membership
• October 13 The Community Supervision Resource Center (CSRC) Launches an Online Community
• October 6 POPAI’s Recommended 2025 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• October 6 Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap
• September 29 POPAI Training Coordinator: Welcome Shannon Chambers
• September 15 2024 Founder’s Award Winners
• September 15 Founder’s Award Winner: Cherie Epley
• September 15 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Michelle Murfin
• September 15 Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Stephanie Eddy
• July 21 Local PO Elected to APPA Board of Directors
• June 23 Kevin Elkins, Chief Probation Officer of Lake County Juvenile Probation, named as 2024 Order of Augustus Awardee
• May 26 2025 Indiana Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• May 19 POPAI’s 2024 Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Recipient is from LaPorte County
• February 11 POPAI History: Our Logo
• February 4 2024 Legislation

2023 (11)

• October 8 2023 Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Recipient: Vicki Cale of Wells County Probation
• October 8 2023 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year Recipient: Abigail O’Brien of Putnam County Probation
• October 1 POPAI’s Proposal to Amend the 2025 Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
• October 1 POPAI New Board Members and Award Winners
• September 17 Troy Hatfield, Monroe Probation Deputy Chief and POPAI President, Received National Award
• July 2 2023 Order of Augustus Award Winner: Troy Hatfield
• June 25 2024 Probation Officer Salary Schedule
• May 28 2023 Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Winner: Sandra Bryan, Marion Superior Court
• March 19 Susan Bentley Graduates from APPA Leadership Institute
• March 19 Remembering Chief Probation Officer Lucile M. Myers EOW March 21, 1926
• February 19 Remembering Laurence H. Smith – Fayette County Assistant and Former Chief Probation Officer

2022 (16)

• November 6 John Bush, POPAI Line Officer of the Year 2022, earns another award
• September 18 POPAI Bylaws revised and approved by the POPAI Membership
• September 11 POPAI Line Probation Officer of the Year 2022: John Bush of Delaware County Probation Department
• September 11 POPAI Rookie of the Year 2022: Tabitha Davis of Hancock County Probation
• September 11 Founder’s Award 2022 Winner: Madonna Wagoner of Hamilton County Probation Department
• July 31 Winners of Fall Conference Drawing for Registration and Hotel Announced
• July 17 Proposed POPAI Bylaw Revisions
• July 10 Revised and Updated Proposal to Amend the Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
• June 19 POPAI Paid Membership Levels: What’s the Difference?
• May 15 2022 Donald “Charlie” Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Brandi Glenn
• May 1 2023 Probation Officer Salary Schedule
• April 24 Remembering Catherine Custer
• April 24 Remembering Donald “Charley” Knepple
• April 3 POPAI Proposes to Amend the Minimum Salary Schedule for Indiana Probation Officers
• March 20 Remembering Chief Probation Officer Lucile M. Myers EOW March 21, 1926
• January 2 Retired Tippecanoe Co. probation officer receives state ‘Circle of Corydon’ award

2021 (10)

• September 19 Congratulations Valerie Runyon: POPAI 2021 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year
• September 19 Congratulations Susan Allen: POPAI 2021 Founder’s Award Winner
• September 19 Congratulations Allen Waller: POPAI 2021 Line Probation Officer of the Year
• July 4 2021 Legislation Update
• June 13 POPAI Board Selects New District 3 Representative
• May 9 2021 Legislative Session Wrap-up
• May 9 2022 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• April 30 Knepple Scholarship 2021: Two Scholarships Awarded
• April 25 Remembering Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• March 21 Distinguished Tippecanoe County probation officer to retire after 43 years

2020 (4)

• September 20 Jessica Stall: POPAI Rookie of the Year 2020
• August 16 POPAI to Hold Annual Business Meeting via Zoom
• July 22 2020 Knepple Scholarship Award Winner Patrick Hillenburg
• April 26 Probation Officer Salary Schedule 2021

2019 (10)

• September 29 POPAI and IACCAC Testify at the Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code
• September 22 2019 Line Probation Officer of the Year Award Winner: Lindsay Long
• September 22 2019 POPAI Founder’s Award Winner: Troy Hatfield
• September 22 2019 Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Elizabeth Darenski
• August 25 Susan Rice, Miami County’s CPO Takes Oath of Office as APPA’s Vice President
• August 11 POPAI Submits an Amicus Curiae Brief with Court of Appeals — UPDATE
• July 31 Susan Rice, Miami County’s CPO Elected APPA Vice President
• April 21 2020 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
• April 21 Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• March 3 POPAI Submits an Amicus Curiae Brief with Court of Appeals

2018 (7)

• September 16 2018 Founder’s Award Winner: Judge Vicki Carmichael
• July 29 2018 Legislative Summary
• July 18 Proposed POPAI Bylaws Revisions
• June 12 2018 Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Winner: Naara Olivero
• May 20 2019 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
• April 22 Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• April 8 2018 Legislative Session Digest

2017 (13)

• November 5 Interim Study Committee on Corrections And Criminal Code Final 2017 Meeting
• October 29 INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL CODE October 11, 2017
• October 29 POPAI Board Matches Then Distributes Donation Funds to Texas Probation Officers Still Trying to Recover from Hurricane Harvey
• September 17 POPAI August 2017 Legislative Report
• September 13 2017 Founder’s Award: Glenna Shelby
• September 13 2017 Rookie Probation Officer of the Year: Brittany Stodghill
• September 13 2017 Line Probation Officer of the Year: Ben Neureiter
• May 28 2017 Legislative Session Digest
• May 25 Donald “Charley” Knepple Scholarship Award Winner: Rachael A. Scott
• May 21 2018 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
• April 23 Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• January 15 Legislative Update 1-13-17
• January 8 2017 Legislative Session

2016 (20)

• December 18 New Sentencing Calculator Tool Available
• November 27 Probation Statistics available from Indiana Supreme Court
• November 27 Judiciary addressing rising number of CHINS cases around state
• November 13 IU Researcher Awarded Funding to Evaluate Criminal Justice Program
• October 30 Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Publishes Annual Report
• October 23 Indiana Evidence Based Decision Making Initiative Update
• October 16 Indiana Criminal Justice Association Awards
• September 18 Beber named top probation officer of the year
• September 16 2016 Line Probation Officer of the Year: Edward Beber
• September 16 2016 Founder’s Award Winner: Susan Rice
• August 7 Indiana’s Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council website goes live
• July 24 POPAI Supports Indiana Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative
• June 26 Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council – June 20, 2016 Update
• June 19 2017 PO Minimum Salary Schedule CORRECTED
• June 12 Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council News
• May 22 2016 Knepple Scholarship Awarded to Wabash County Probation Officer
• May 22 2017 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• April 22 Remembering April 28, 1997: Donald R. “Charley” Knepple
• February 7 Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Minutes Posted
• January 10 POPAI Legislative Update

2015 (10)

• December 20 FINAL REPORT: 2015 Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study Committee
• November 8 Chief PO Sinks Honored
• October 25 Indiana 2014 Probation Report Published
• October 11 2015 POPAI Line Probation Officer of the Year Award
• October 11 2015 POPAI “Rookie” Probation Officer of the Year Award
• October 4 POPAI Founder’s Award presented to Joe Hooker
• October 4 POPAI By-laws Revised at Annual Business Meeting
• July 12 Proposed POPAI Bylaws Revision
• May 31 2016 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• May 17 2015 Knepple Scholarship Awarded

2014 (14)

• November 9 Indiana Chief PO named Probation Executive of the Year
• September 14 Justice Brent Dickson Receives POPAI Founder’s Award
• September 14 POPAI Presents Line PO of the Year Award to Dave Williams
• September 14 POPAI Presents Rookie PO of the Year Award to Melanie Strode
• September 14 Revised POPAI By-laws Approved, Membership Year to Change
• September 14 2015 Probation Officer Minimum Salary Schedule
• August 31 Indiana Probation Standards revised effective July 1st
• July 27 Credit Time Calculator
• July 27 Revised POPAI By-laws UPDATE
• July 20 Indiana’s probation standards revised for first time since 2001
• July 13 POPAI By-laws Proposed Revisions
• July 13 POPAI Creates New Awards to Recognize Probation Officers
• May 25 2015 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers
• May 2 Knepple Scholarship Awarded