By Julie L. Whitman, MSW, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana The Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana hosted the Indiana Youth Institute’s “State of the Child” presentation at the State House on February 25. The State of the Child has become an annual event to launch the most recent version of the Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book. Every year IYI publis … [Read more...] about The State of the Child
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The Indiana JDAI Implicit Bias Training Institute: Building Capacity for an Equitable Youth Justice System
By Nancy Wever, Director | Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative AND Tashi Teuschler, Assistant Director | Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives The Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Implicit Bias Training Institute is a four-part, capacity-building workshop to strengthen one’s understanding of implicit bias and how biases impact our daily decisions. The rigorous curriculum equips pa … [Read more...] about The Indiana JDAI Implicit Bias Training Institute: Building Capacity for an Equitable Youth Justice System
Race & Equity in the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Branches
By Honorable Heather Welch, Presiding Judge | Marion Superior Court Indianapolis City-County Council President Vop Osili conducted an organizational meeting in Indianapolis on December 11, 2019, to address the issue of race and equity in the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Branches of local government. More than one hundred county-wide elected officials from each branch, leaders from municipal corporations, a … [Read more...] about Race & Equity in the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Branches
State of the Judiciary 2020
Speech edited for length and introduction by James F. Maguire. On January 15, 2020, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush delivered her sixth address on the State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. The Supreme Court justices and judges of the Court of Appeals were greeted by members of the House and Senate, including Representatives John Young, Greg Steuerwald, B. Patrick Bauer, … [Read more...] about State of the Judiciary 2020
Turn of the Century
James F. Maguire, Staff Attorney | Office of Court Services The Judiciary in 2020 As we take measure of where we are and where we are going, it's good to see where we've been and how much has been accomplished. Twenty years ago, Chief Justice Randall Shepard highlighted in the State of the Judiciary areas where Indiana courts could make a difference. Helping people in need of a lawyer who can't afford one As Chief … [Read more...] about Turn of the Century