Track Your Cell Phone? Search Warrant Needed
According to a recent ruling by Indiana’s Court of Appeals, the police need to obtain a search warrant before tracking your movements through your cell phone. While this is an important step towards protecting the people’s right to privacy, the…
Read ArticleMental Health Court Offers Alternatives to Jail
The Marion County Jail is over capacity, housing at least 900 inmates. More than one-third of these individuals suffer from mental health issues, according to WFYI Indianapolis. In some situations, the inmates’ mental health is closely linked to the crimes…
Read ArticleIndiana Expungement Filings May Go Online
Having a criminal record can wreak havoc on every aspect of your life. It may exclude you from applying for housing or employment, even if the offense was minor. Luckily, Indiana expungement has two ways in which you can wipe…
Read ArticleHow Long Can Police Detain Me Without An Arrest?
There is no shame in being confused about your rights when you are stopped by the police. Most people don’t feel free to simply walk away if the police stop them, and in some cases, they don’t have the right…
Read ArticleCan Police Use Evidence From A Sobriety Checkpoint to Arrest Me?
Most people roll up to a random checkpoint and expect to hand the police their license, answer a question or two, and be on their way. It’s inconvenient, but not a major worry. The police use these stops to catch…
Read ArticleCan A Passenger Drink Alcohol?
Everyone knows that the driver of a car needs to be sober, but what about the passengers? Many people, particularly college students, aren’t aware of the Indiana open container law surrounding alcohol and vehicle passengers. People who go out for…
Read ArticleIndiana “Slowpoke” Law Gives Faster Drivers Right of Way
Anyone who has driven on a highway has seen signs telling slower drivers to keep right or to keep right except to pass. While Indiana law already requires vehicles traveling below the speed limit to use the right lane of…
Read ArticleHIV Criminalization May Discourage Testing
In the past year, Indiana has struggled with how to handle HIV and a concentrated outbreak of the disease in Austin, a small town in southern Scott County, Indiana. Since the beginning of 2015, more than 190 people living in…
Read ArticleFirst ‘Baby Box’ Installed in Indiana
Last month, a new option for mothers choosing to give up an unharmed, newborn child came into existence in Indiana. On April 19, Indiana introduced “baby boxes”—locked, padded, climate-controlled boxes typically built into the outside wall of a firehouse or…
Read ArticleCriminal Justice Overhaul
It’s not every day that Republicans and Democrats come together to unveil positive change in the criminal justice system. But just last month, a bipartisan group of legislators announced what amounts to a criminal justice overhaul. Through legislation that reduces…
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