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Changes Coming to Indiana Criminal Code
By mywabashvalley.com - Morgan Moore
Published: 05/23/2013

Changes are on the way to the Indiana Criminal Code, in hopes of reducing an over crowded prison system, and to help those convicted with their recovery.

"This is a win-win except for the people who don't like to think through the problems in our criminal justice system," said attorney Chris Gambill.

It costs around $31,000 a year to house an inmate, many of whom, officials say shouldn't be incarcerated the first place.

"Probably the best place for certain people is not the department of corrections on first offense is especially lower-level drug and property crime offenses," said Douglas Garrison of the Indiana Department of Corrections.

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