Indianapolis police union leader pushes for bail restriction amendment

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Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police calls for bail restrictions following attacks on officers

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The leader of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police union invoked recent high-profile attacks on officers as he advocated for a change to the state constitution, which could restrict access to bail in an unknown number of criminal prosecutions. 

Senate Joint Resolution 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment to withhold bail from people considered a threat to the community when there’s a strong presumption of guilt. The bail restrictions are already in place for crimes of mu...

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