Katrina Pross

Some experts say charging youth – whose brains have not developed to understand the implications of their actions – as adults can set kids up to fail for the rest of their lives. And while some Indiana lawmakers have worked toward changing policy to send fewer children to adult court, proposed legislation hasn’t gained traction.

With Indiana’s abortion ban now in effect, local organizers say the focus of their efforts has shifted.

Dozens of Jewish people gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Friday to protest against a bill that would largely ban abortion.

The in-custody death of Herman Whitfield III has been ruled a homicide, according to the Marion County Coroner’s Office.

A new Indiana law prevents police detaining children under 12 years old. But some argue that 12 is still too young for a child to be held by law enforcement, or even charged.

A federal judge denied a motion to stop a new Indiana law from going into effect Friday that blocks charitable organizations from paying a person's bail to get them out of jail.

The Bail Project filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Indiana over legislation set to become law on July 1.

Five family members of victims killed in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility last year filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging the attack was preventable.

The bills aim to address multiple areas of the criminal justice system including bail, electronic monitoring and violent crime reduction.

House Bill 1359 has passed through both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly and has nearly completed the process to become law.