Indiana executes man who murdered Spencer County teen in 2001

Roy Lee Ward, the man who murdered 15-year-old Stacy Payne inside her Spencer County home in 2001, was executed just after midnight Friday.
Daily Journal

Indiana lawmakers tee up new death penalty bills ahead of short 2026 session

A sign is posted outside of Indiana State Prison, where the state’s execution chamber is, Dec. 17, 2024, in Michigan City. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File) As Indiana lawmakers prepare to reconvene in ...

Appeals court revives Michigan City woman’s wrongful termination suit

The court sided with the Michigan City woman after she alleged multiple state agencies wrongfully dismissed her complaints.
The Indiana Gazette

Man sentenced to state prison time for aggravated harassment by a prisoner

Indiana County Common Pleas President Judge Thomas M. Bianco has committed Christopher E. Mathis to 14 to 28 months in a State Correctional Institution for a third-degree felony count of aggravated ...
Law

Dustin McGuire v. Wayne Peeples, Indiana Department Of Corrections, Indiana State Prisonet al

Aramark Correctional Services and former food services director Wayne Peeples were hit with a civil rights and personal injury lawsuit on Dec. 26 in Indiana Circuit Court for LaPorte County. The ...