(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana will not join other states, who’ve been lenient on bail for violent criminals.

 

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said there have been legal challenges from the Bail Project to a law adopted by the state legislature in 2022.

 

The law prohibits charitable bail groups from bailing out anyone charged with a violent crime in Indiana, as well anyone with a past conviction for a violent crime charged with any new felony.

 

“Violent or potentially violent offenders should not be on the streets whatsoever, especially when they are being bailed out by biased, political organizations. There is an increase of crime in our country, and this only adds to this statistic,” he said.

 

“I am proud of our team for defending this smart piece of legislation, and we will continue to do so,” he said.

 

During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, Rokita cited many looters, arsonists, and other aggressors having their bonds posted by organizations claiming to be supporters of racial justice.

 

“In actuality, they were advocating for people who took the opportunity of national unrest to steal from small businesses, destroy public property, and injure innocent people,” he said.

 

“Violent or potentially violent offenders should not be on the streets whatsoever, especially when they are being bailed out by biased, political organizations,” Rokita said.