By Lasca Randels InkFreeNews WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Corrections Executive Director Barry Andrew received permission to apply for two grants at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, May 12. Barry Andrew Commissioners gave approval for Andrew to apply for the 2021 Community Corrections grant, which averages $360,000 each year, and the 2021 Drug Court …read more.

Kosciusko County has announced its timeline for reopening its offices.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man faces an escape charge after allegedly leaving the state while enrolled in Community Corrections. Joseph Michael Jarvis, 30, 900 North Park Avenue, Warsaw, was charged with escape, a level 6 felony. On July 1, 2019, Jarvis was sentenced to Noble County Community Corrections for the crimes of burglary and criminal …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Courts announced, Friday, Jan. 17, the special prosecutor for the criminal case against three people including former Community Corrections Director Anna Bailey Whitley County Prosecutor Daniel J. Sigler, Jr. was announced as the special prosecuting attorney for the criminal case involving Bailey; her former office assistant, Taylor Pagan; and an offender …read more.

Barry Andrew WARSAW — Barry Andrew has officially accepted the position as executive director of Kosciusko County Community Corrections. Andrew, who was the original Community Corrections director before leaving in 2016, had been serving as interim director since November 2019, following the departure of former director Anna Bailey. Andrew said he is “excited and eager” …read more.

WARSAW – The former director of Kosciusko County Community Corrections is alleging in a complaint that Prosecutor Dan Hampton created a hostile workplace prior to her departure in November. Anna Bailey Anna Bailey served as the director of Community Corrections for almost two years before she was escorted out of her office in the Kosciusko …read more.

From left, Barry Andrew and Judge Michael Reed. InkFreeNews photo by Lasca Randels. WARSAW — Barry Andrew has been offered the position of executive director of Kosciusko County Community Corrections. The offer was made at a public meeting held by the Kosciusko County Community Corrections Advisory Board Monday, Jan. 13, at the Kosciusko Justice Building …read more.

WARSAW — Despite being short-staffed, in part due to the departure of two employees who are facing criminal charges, day-to-day operations are continuing at Kosciusko County Community Corrections.  The department has been under a cloud of concern in recent weeks after its director, Anna Bailey, and an administrative assistant, Taylor Pagan, left their positions and …read more.

Anna Bailey WARSAW — Arrest warrants have been issued for three people, including former director of Kosciusko County Community Corrections Anna Bailey and her former assistant, Taylor Pagan, less than a week after officials admitted there were internal problems with the monitoring program. Warrants were issued for Bailey, 41, 69309 Walnut Road, Walkerton; Pagan, 23, …read more.

From left, Attorney Antony Garza and Judge Michael Reed, are members of the Executive Committee of the Kosciusko County Community Corrections Advisory Board. InkFreeNews photo by Lasca Randels. WARSAW —  Kosciusko County’s Community Corrections Department has suspended all new “hook-ups” for up to 30 days for offenders entering programs that rely on monitoring bracelets. The …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man received multiple sentences on drug charges with only a year to serve. Caleb Michael Devine, 27, 326 Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw, pleaded guilty on May 20 to possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, possession of both marijuana and paraphernalia, class A and C misdemeanors respectively. He appeared in Kosciusko County …read more.

SYRACUSE — A 16-year-old female from Syracuse has found herself in the Thomas N. Frederick Juvenile Justice Center, South Bend, after a police pursuit Wednesday evening, May 29, resulting in a sheriff’s office vehicle being damaged and a number of residents being without power for several hours. Kandice Ferguson, 16, Grenhaus Drive, Syracuse, has initially …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Community Corrections Board held a special meeting Monday, May 6, approving the purchase of a single-purpose odor detection K9 unit for the community corrections program. Michael Nance, Boone County Community Corrections executive director, brought his K9 Mirko to demonstrate how the dogs are used to detect drugs and firearms during …read more.

The following is the second part of a three-part series on jail capacity, crime and punishment and personal liberty. WARSAW — When a person is convicted of a crime that warrants a jail or prison sentence, those outside of the law enforcement or criminal justice community might believe that placing that person in a jail …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — “The judge has done what we have asked him to do. He has delayed the beginning of his (Colt Lundy’s) community correction to four months. We consider that a successful outcome,” David Kolbe, attorney for Lundy, said in a phone interview. Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates issued the order …read more.

Mackenzie Clouter, executive director of CASA, was welcomed as a new board member. KOSCIUSKO — Four new employee policies were introduced to the Community Corrections Board during the meeting held last night, Jan. 8. The new policies and procedures come months after a former Community Corrections officer had inappropriate relations with an offender, though no …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Sheriff William Rocky Goshert swore in three new Community Corrections officers on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Paul Nowak, Ryan Reed and Ryan Andrew are the three new Community Corrections officers. Sheriff Goshert and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department would like to welcome these Officers to their new positions and looks forward to working with …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO — A home detention officer with Kosciusko County Community Corrections was recently fired after removing an individual’s ankle monitor bracelet. Patrick Olson was hired on as a home detention officer in April. Director Anna Bailey announced his termination during the Oct. 9 Community Corrections meeting. At that time, Bailey would not comment any further …read more.

  Paul Nowak was hired as a full-time home detention officer with Community Corrections. KOSCIUSKO — The agenda was short and business was quick during the Kosciusko County Community Corrections meeting held last night, Oct. 9. Last meeting, the board approved absorbing Kosciusko County Drug Court into the community corrections program. The board had the …read more.

[weaver_youtube XtBuCzLJV7E rel=0]   ELKHART — Kevin Bronson, Warsaw, the last to be sentenced in the trio indicted by a Kosciusko County Grand Jury in February, 2016, feels he has a foot on his neck. Bronson was sentenced Friday afternoon in the courtroom of Special Judge Stephen Bowers, Elkhart Superior Court 2. Bowers accepted the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — After the non-renewal of a federal grant, the Kosciusko County Drug Court was left without funds to provide users with their current services. The Kosciusko County Community Corrections voted to absorb the program during a special meeting held Monday, Sept. 18. Judge Micheal Reed led the discussion by expressing the dire need for Drug …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Paul H. Gingerich, 19, who has been in prison since his participation in the murder of Phillip Danner in April 2010 will soon be under home detention.