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In February 2008, the new GOP-led council gave the authority over the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to the mayor, leaving Sheriff Frank J. Anderson with authority over the county jail, protection of City-County buildings and the traditional roles of tax collection and paper serving, but left him as the only sheriff in Indiana ...
The City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County is the legislative body of the combined government of the city of Indianapolis and the county of Marion in the state of Indiana. The council was established as part of the consolidation of city and county governments, enacted by Unigov on January 1, 1970.
Beurt R. SerVaas Public Assembly Room in the City-County Building. Indianapolis City-County Council serves as the legislative body for both Indianapolis and Marion County. The council is composed of 25 members elected to four-year renewable terms, each representing an electoral district. The council is responsible for reviewing and adopting ...
Nick Roberts, who will become a City-County Councillor in 2024, speaks during the Democratic watch party Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Kountry Kitchen's 910 North Event Center in Indianapolis.
That's the message Douglas County officials heard Thursday, Nov. 30, when the findings of an efficiency study on the 20-year-old county jail were presented to the Public Safety Committee.
Since 2010, the state of Indiana has allowed 84% of jails to repeatedly violate safety standards, including crowding and understaffing. Indiana’s jail safety standards are effectively ...
Per the Offender Population Statistical Report, provided by the Indiana Department of Correction Division of Data Science and Analytics, there were 22,758 adult male offenders (including 724 county jail “back-ups” and 23 in contracted beds) on January 01, 2025. This population is 13% below the operational bed capacity.
Its operational jurisdiction covers all of the consolidated city of Indianapolis and Marion County except for the four excluded cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway (see Unigov). It was created on January 1, 2007, by consolidating the Indianapolis Police Department and the road division of the Marion County Sheriff's Office. [4]