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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Ind. Gov't. - "ACLU of Ohio produces major report on prison growth and problems"

This item from Sentencing Law & Policy Blog may be of interest to those interested in Indiana's prison overcrowding and the Pew Study of Indiana mentioned in this ILB entry from March 17, 2010. From a Star story of that date"

Last year, the General Assembly created the Criminal Code Evaluation Commission and charged it with issuing recommendations in 2011 on changes to the Indiana Penal Code, last updated in 1977. They will consider factors including redundancy and appropriateness of sentencing classes assigned to different crimes.

In January, leaders from all three branches of Indiana's government sent a letter requesting that the Pew Center take a close look at how Indiana might reduce recidivism and safely manage prison population growth.

Gov. Mitch Daniels, Attorney General Greg Zoeller, House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer, Senate President Pro Tempore David Long and Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard signed the letter.

Many states have tackled the issue directly, often with the Pew Center's guidance.

Gelb said the Pew Center would respond to the Indiana officials' request for analysis after a site visit next month.

What's happening with this? The Criminal Code Commission has received a report from Pew. The minutes of the first meeting, on June 28, 2010, are sparse and include no attachments. The July 28, 2010 meeting is similar. There are no agendas posted for future meetings.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 18, 2010 09:52 AM
Posted to Indiana Government