The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday it’s endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun; Overcrowding in a Terre Haute jail has resulted in a federal judge ruling that prisoner conditions are unconstitutional; Indiana will receive nearly $1.5 million from the ride-hailing company Uber; The City of Bloomington’s Griffy Lake water treatment plant shut down in 1996, but the plant is …
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Jails across Indiana are overcrowded. That’s due, in part, to a 2016 state law, requiring non-violent felons to serve their sentences in county jails, rather than in state prisons. This influx of non-violent felons swelled the number of prisoners housed at county jails, which also hold those awaiting trial. Monroe County Jail Commander Sam Crowe says overcrowding strains local resources. …
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Public Works Director Adam Wason reported yesterday that the Bloomington Animal Shelter is experiencing a flood of animals.
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