Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) @IndianaDefender
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Another story of wrongful arrest tied to facial recognition technology. Indiana acted early, and the General Assembly strengthened safeguards to prevent misuse. IPDC is proud to have encouraged and supported these reforms. tinyurl.com/57d4d5tb
These numbers show why we must do better. People experiencing mental health crises need treatment, not prison cells. Indiana has made progress connecting arrestees to mental health services instead of incarceration, but this data reminds us we have more work to do.
These numbers show why we must do better. People experiencing mental health crises need treatment, not prison cells. Indiana has made progress connecting arrestees to mental health services instead of incarceration, but this data reminds us we have more work to do.
Interesting study. The median review time for an electronic warrant was three minutes, with one out of every ten warrants opened, reviewed, and approved in sixty seconds or less.
Interesting study. The median review time for an electronic warrant was three minutes, with one out of every ten warrants opened, reviewed, and approved in sixty seconds or less.
We are thrilled to have Larry Pozner leading a full-day intensive training for public defenders today, covering the fundamentals of cross-examination and advanced techniques.
Thanks for your leadership and support @innocence!
Indiana Passes First Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill, Tackling a Leading Cause of Wrongful Convictions innocenceproject.org/news/indiana-p…
Thank you, @GovBraun, for signing SEA 141 into law!
This is a meaningful step toward preventing wrongful convictions and strengthening justice in Indiana.
#INLegis#WrongfulConvictions
NEW: Each year, droves of Americans are swept into the criminal legal system for misdemeanors, like jaywalking or even sitting on a sidewalk
Data from @jaildatainit fills in a 20-year gap on offenses people in local jails are charged with 👇
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2025/04/1…
🎉 SB 141 is on its way to Gov. Braun! 🎉 The bill is an essential weapon in the fight against wrongful convictions, and we’re proud to support this effort. Thanks to everyone involved, especially @LizBrownUS , Rep. Greg Steuerwald, @innocence, and @NDLawEJC.
🚨 Breaking News! 🚨
Indiana Senate Bill 141 passed the House today 92-0! This bill standardizes best practices for eyewitness identification and safeguards against the misuse of facial recognition technology.
One more stop in the Senate — then on to the Governor! 🤞 #INLegis
“I’m a mom, and I know that if I stick my toddler in time-out for five minutes instead of three minutes, it won’t prevent him from drawing on the walls. It’s knowing that he will be caught that deters his future bad behavior.” -ROC National Director @RachelWrightROC writes in the…
🚨 Big News! 🚨
Senate Bill 141 unanimously passed out of committee! This is a big step forward in the prevention of wrongful convictions.
Thank you to the authors, @LizBrownUS, Sen. Sue Glick, and @SenRodneyPol, and thank you to the entire committee for its support.
Democrat-backed bills to abolish the death penalty have been introduced in Indiana multiple times - in 2015, 2017, 2019 - but they all quickly died. Now, Republicans are pushing to end the death penalty, and advocates are optimistic. 🧵indystar.com/story/news/pol…
It's hard to put in words how much help the @IndianaDefender has provided to public defenders all over the state of Indiana. Take the Delphi case. Long before we ever heard of Odinism, staff attorneys at the Indiana Public Defender Council were behind the scenes assisting the…
New @UMichLaw#DataforDefenders motion to exclude medical examiner testimony on manner of death under evidence rules & constitution b/c it's speculative, based on extraneous information, not based in science, isn't standardized or validated, & is biased. datafordefenders.org
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