State agency supporting 1,500+ public defenders through training, resources & research. Advancing fair justice since 1977.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined August 2022
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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.
youtu.be/_mQLaWJbhc8?is=NT2F…
🎶I'm just a bill
Yes I'm only a bill,
...
Well, now I'm stuck in committee
And I'll sit here and wait
While a few key Congressmen discuss and debate...🎶
It's Bill of Rights Day. On this day in 1791, Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution, making them part of the supreme law of the land.
Our favorite is the Sixth Amendment. What's yours?
youtu.be/C8qNcGEFFP0?si=pD5e… via @YouTube
What does John Adams have to do with modern public defense?
The premiere of Defense Mechanism sits down with @MikeCunningham9 to talk about Adams’s defense of the Boston Massacre soldiers—and what it still means for public defenders today.
youtu.be/yGG_Oy0-iVc?si=Ui04… via @YouTube
Earlier this month, we joined the statewide conversation on preventive detention and pretrial justice.
Watch the Bail & Release Commission meeting (Oct 1, 2025): youtu.be/CgMoQ1Un9nA?si=yOYB… via @YouTube
We are thrilled to have Larry Pozner leading a full-day intensive training for public defenders today, covering the fundamentals of cross-examination and advanced techniques.
🎉 Congrats to Jim Abbs, Chief Public Defender of Noble County, on his appointment to the Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys (@IndianaCCAA)! Jim brings valuable experience to this important role shaping public defense in Indiana.
IPDC has urged @GovHolcomb to halt executions in Indiana. The #deathpenalty is costly, broken, and out of step with Hoosier values. Read our full letter ⬇️
