The Indiana Department of Correction owes Indiana jails about $12.7 million in payments for housing state offenders — the highest bill being Elkhart County’s — but there is a plan in place to pay it back starting Tuesday, July 1 and avoid the problem in the future.
Read MoreFulton County Sheriff Travis Heishman invites citizens who would like to join him in the fight against crime to become members of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association.
Read MoreBipartisan momentum continued Thursday for a bill that seeks to hold Indiana sheriffs more accountable for managing jail funds.
Read MoreDue to the Indiana Department of Correction running out of funds for state prisoners and low-level felons, county jails have not been paid in months.
Read MoreAccused of a felony? Refusing to hand your DNA over to a sheriff would be a misdemeanor under legislation moving through Indiana’s Senate.
Read MoreAddison Mehlberg, 18, Leesburg, a senior at Warsaw Community High School, was recently awarded a $750 scholarship from the Indiana Sheriff’s Association.
Read MoreThe Indiana Sheriffs’ Association is celebrating their 43rd annual youth leadership camp this year.
Read MoreThe numbers were all in Sean Berwanger’s favor.
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