ACLU calls for early releases for some Indiana inmates as threat from COVID-19 escalates
ACLU urges the Indiana Supreme Court to allow pretrial detainees and inmates at high risk to be released or transferred to home detention.
ACLU urges the Indiana Supreme Court to allow pretrial detainees and inmates at high risk to be released or transferred to home detention.
Small services and visitations help. So does social media. Even pens used in guestbooks are being sanitized as funeral directors adjust to COVID-19.
Jails and prisons are instituting new policies as coronavirus spreads. Some are considering early releases. Advocates are seeking protective measures.
Friends of Roberta “Birdie” Shelton, 69, said she worked hard to help others. She died at Community Hospital East on March 16.
Volunteers have saved or recovered $1,565,900 since IndyStar partnered in 2016 with national nonprofit, Call for Action, to start the free helpline.
Officials said their actions are based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of State.
IndyStar Call for Action volunteers don’t fight for Hoosiers for praise or recognition, but simply because it is the right thing to do.
What future holds for Indiana’s small-but-lucrative caviar cottage industry is as murky as the water where the prized fish lurk.
IndyStar Call for Action volunteers closed more than a dozen cases over the last 30 days, saving or recovering more than $16,000 for hotline callers.
The IndyStar Call for Action team closed 8 cases, saving or recovering more than $11,000, over the last two weeks.