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May 15, 2017

Valenti v. Secretary of State

Voting Rights
Status: Pending

A new law that prevents certain sex offenders from entering schools also prevents them from voting in-person if their voting place is in a school.  Although the absentee ballot voting law has been amended...

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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Fugate v. Martin, et al

Criminal Legal Reform
At the request of the District Court, ACLU of Indiana accepted appointment in May 2016 to represent the plaintiff in this case who has numerous complaints concerning medical treatment issues. As required...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Hos v. Vigo County Sheriff

Criminal Legal Reform
As part of a settlement entered into in 2002, the Vigo County Sheriff and Commissioner agreed to a population cap of 268 on the Vigo County Jail and that prisoners should be allowed recreation three times...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Open
This case challenges the continued confinement of seriously mentally ill prisoners by the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) in segregated or extremely isolated prison environments. ACLU of Indiana...
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Richardson v. Monroe County Sheriff

Criminal Legal Reform
This is a case challenging the conditions at the Monroe County Jail. A motion to dismiss has been filed by the defendants and was denied in 2008. The case has been settled and is open for monitoring....
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Wooden gavel
May 15, 2017

Simons v. Hinshaw

Criminal Legal Reform
This is a case challenging the refusal of a chaplain at the Correctional Industrial Facility to permit the plaintiff to marry her inmate-fiancé. After the case was filed in October 2016, the DOC approved...
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