WARSAW — A new Indiana Supreme Court rule went into effect Jan. 1, which allows offenders deemed low-risk to be released without bail. Criminal Rule 26 states that if a person is arrested and does not represent a substantial risk of flight or danger to self or others, the court should release the alleged offender …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.

WARSAW — Local judges and bail bondsmen are expressing concerns over plans by the state to let low-risk offenders awaiting trial out of jail without posting bond. Many people who are arrested after the first of the year and awaiting trial in Indiana may be doing so out on the streets — rather than behind bars — …read more.