By Jane Seigel | Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Judicial Administration and Jenny Bauer | Staff Attorney, Indiana Office of Court Services Adult and Juvenile Interstate Compacts How many times has an out-of-state offender appeared in your courtroom for sentencing? Do you know what to do if the out-of-state offender is to be sentenced for a felony? Consider the following example: an offender from … [Read more...] about Dealing with Out-of-State Offenders
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Supreme Court and Judicial Conference Approve New Public Safety Protocols for Intrastate Transfers of Probation
Probation departments throughout Indiana will institute a new protocol to improve public safety for handling intrastate transfers of probation as the new year begins. It represents almost two years of work by the State Probation Committee, after extensive consultation with probation officers, the Probation Officers Advisory Board, and judges throughout the state. The Indiana Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference … [Read more...] about Supreme Court and Judicial Conference Approve New Public Safety Protocols for Intrastate Transfers of Probation
Interstate Commission for Adult Supervision Unveils New Paperless Offender Tracking System
A new paperless offender tracking system for nation-wide use was introduced on October 6, 2008 by the Interstate Commission for Adult Supervision (Interstate Compact). The system is the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS). Indiana participated in the ICOTS startup as a pilot state, along with Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Ohio. The national office used lessons learned by the pilot states t … [Read more...] about Interstate Commission for Adult Supervision Unveils New Paperless Offender Tracking System