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Money for local corrections comes with strings
By greensburgdailynews.com- Maureen Hayden
Published: 04/17/2015

INDIANAPOLIS – County officials have clamored for more money since the Legislature overhauled criminal sentencing to divert thousands of low-level offenders into local jails and corrections programs.

Lawmakers now appear ready to come through with the money - with a catch. The state controls how it’s spent.

Both the House and Senate are setting aside millions of dollars for local diversion programs that emphasize treatment over incarceration. But communities cannot access the money without plans - backed by evidence - that include services for drug users and the mentally ill, the two populations that are crowding prisons and jails.

“This is a game-changer,” said Larry Landis, head of the Indiana Public Defender Council. “For too long we’ve ignored the causations of crime.”

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