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As we approach our 50th anniversary, Executive Director Bernice Corley sat down with her predecessor, Larry Landis.
Find out where we've been, what we've accomplished, and the road ahead.
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Kudos to @SmithCaseyA for learning Indiana’s new prison is designed for firing squad executions.
She also explains the interplay with federal executions in Indiana.
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Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
This interim, I submitted a request to take a closer look at the unreliable and secret use of incentivized jailhouse informants in our criminal justice system.
Important development in the fight against wrongful convictions.
Thank you, @SenRodneyPol, @RepMitchGore, @Sen_GregTaylor, Rep. Matt Pierce, and Sen. Mike Bohacek for your engagement.
Special thanks to Sen. Pol as lead author.
@innocence @NDLawEJC
tinyurl.com/studyrequest
Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
The arguments behind every landmark Supreme Court ruling have never been freely available to the public… until now.
Thanks to a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School, more than 125,000 #SCOTUS records & briefs are now freely freely available on the Internet Archive, spanning 1830 through 2019. The arguments that shaped America, including Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia.
Read the full announcement ⤵️
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@WMLawSchool #SupremeCourt #DemocracysLibrary
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IPDC fully supports efforts to bring transparency to the use of jailhouse informants and to develop meaningful safeguards governing their use at trial.
We look forward to seeing Prof. Gurule at the Statehouse!
ND Law Prof. Jimmy Gurulé and @NDLawEJC were featured in two @WISHNews8 articles on efforts to reform the use of jailhouse informant testimony in Indiana. Through legislative reform aimed to substantially reduce the risk of wrongful convictions, Prof. Gurulé and the EJC continue working to advance a more just criminal justice system. A second article highlights growing support for reform, with Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears noting that the use of jailhouse informants needs to be reviewed.
Read more:
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Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
Mimms v. Ohio allowed police to remove people from cars during routine stops in the name of officer safety. Use this brief to argue that Mimms should be revisited based on modern traffic stop data, which paints a very different picture. datafordefenders.org/wp-cont…
Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
Recidivism rates are 📉 nationwide—down about 20% in the last 10 years.
During this #SecondChanceMonth, see how your state compares ➡️hubs.la/Q049rQCK0
Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
My recent investigation took me back to South Bend, where homicide detectives and prosecutors are accused of using jailhouse informants to fabricate evidence
These allegations have already led to plea deals in two murder cases
What can we learn from bills that didn't pass in the Indiana General Assembly?
New column breaking down a few ideas that failed to catch on:
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Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023 indianacapitalchronicle.com/…
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The Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (@NDLawEJC), the Institute for Social Concerns, and the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights (@NDHumRts) are excited to invite you to the second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week at Notre Dame Law School, which will take place from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27.
Throughout the week, we'll host powerful discussions, firsthand accounts, and advocacy from exonerees, criminal justice reform experts, and activists dedicated to ending the death penalty. All events are free and open to the public.
Learn more: law.nd.edu/news-events/event…
Here's our final legislative report for the 2026 session of the Indiana General Assembly: tinyurl.com/FinalLegReport
If you're keeping score at home, several criminal justice subjects are awaiting final passage.
Be sure to follow our live blog today with all the final day happenings:
indianacapitalchronicle.com/…
Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
INDIANA -- WOO HOO!
Indiana's legislature just passed the Reasonable Childhood Independence law UNANIMOUSLY!
Heading to @GovBraun's desk now!
Kudos to sponsors @JakeTeshka & @wilburn4IN!
(And @LetGrowOrg!)
Happy Hoosier Kids!
Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC) retweeted
Great things are happening in Indiana! We are so thankful 🌟
Thank you to Chairwoman @Cyndi_Carrasco for prioritizing this bill in the second half. It moved out of the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously and will now move to the full senate. Let’s finish strong and encourage reasonable independence for kids! @LetGrowOrg @JonHaidt @FreeRangeKids
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