POPAI Members: POPAI is a voting member of the statutorily created Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC). I serve as our representative on JRAC. JRAC met on June 20, 2016. All of the meeting materials and Minutes have been posted in POPAI’s Members Only area of the GOPOPAI.org website. The next JRAC meeting is scheduled for […]
Reminder: Time is running short for POPAI’s 2016 Annual Elections. Up for election in 2016: President Secretary District 2 District 4 District 6 District 8 POPAI Vice President Adam McQueen is serving as the Election Committee Chair. Intent-to-Run-Form-2016 The Intent to Run form must be sent to Adam by July 8th (postmarked, emailed or faxed). By […]
Suspicious indicators can help foil terrorists before they strike “Response is the traditional role of law enforcement, but protecting your community from terrorist attack requires a different strategy. Being prepared to respond is very different from being proactive. If you have to respond to a terrorist event, that’s a failure. With those challenging observations, Michael […]
Perseverance paid off for a group that is teaching children there are better ways to resolve their disputes than by clenching their fist and throwing a punch. The Peace Learning Center, a nonprofit focused on conflict resolution, is the 2015 recipient of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation Impact Fund Grant. Since 2011, the grant program has […]
It has come to the attention of the Judicial Center that there is a typographical error on the 2017 Minimum Salary Schedule for Probation Officers. The salary amount for 10-14 years of experience was originally listed as $50,355, but the correct amount is $50,335 (a difference of $20). This correction has been made to […]
ANDERSON, Ind. (WISH) — A new program gives Madison County inmates a chance to beat their drug addictions. Officials are offering inmates drug addiction treatment and, if they agree, it could change the inmate’s sentence. One participant agreed to an interview with 24-Hour News 8 but asked to be referred to only as Melissa. A […]
While public criticism has focused on a Santa Clara County judge for handing out what many consider a lenient sentence to a former Stanford swimmer convicted of felony sexual assault, the recommendation he followed has escaped similar scrutiny. That recommendation came from a county probation officer days before Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Brock […]
We’ve opened a new section in the Members Only Area called “Internet Presence“. This section is for questions and tips regarding websites, social media, using the internet as an investigation tool, and more. This area is also for sharing website and social media work that your department has found successful. I’ll be joining this discussion […]
Jamaill never knew his mother. When he was 1, his father was incarcerated, and Jamaill got to know him largely through letters and phone calls. Twice a year, he would trek from Brooklyn to an upstate New York prison to visit — a trip that involved a plane ride, a long drive and an overnight […]
Reminder: It’s time for the annual POPAI Elections. Up for election in 2016: President Secretary District 2 District 4 District 6 District 8 POPAI Vice President Adam McQueen is serving as the Election Committee Chair. Intent-to-Run-Form-2016 The Intent to Run form must be sent to Adam by July 8th (postmarked, emailed or faxed). By August […]
Dear POPAI Members, The proposed minutes from the April 2016 meeting of the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council may be found at the following link. April 2016 JRAC meeting minutes The next JRAC meeting will be held on June 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Indiana Judicial Center. The meeting is open to […]
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the fall conference, the Board is providing 20 members an opportunity to attend the conference with no registration fee cost. More information to follow along with the registration information. Please consider joining us at the Fall Conference as we celebrate our 20th fall event of education, networking and […]
Howard County’s attrition ordinance continues to be enacted, this time within the probation department. During last month’s meeting, the Howard County Council removed a position from the county’s probation department. The move, made unanimously, resulted in the position’s $36,951.39 salary and other benefits being returned to the county’s general fund. “We had an employee that […]
Plug a machine-learning system in to prison phone lines and you can find out secrets a human monitor would never notice. SAY it out loud and the machines will know. Search engines are moving beyond the web and into the messy real world. And they’re finding some odd things. Every call into or out of […]
We interviewed Jeffery Porter, who was released from prison in November of 2015. He is currently under the supervision of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, D.C. CSOSA produces “DC Public Safety” radio and television. Mr. Porter tells his story about multiple contacts with the criminal justice system, and his views […]