On Election Day, Indiana voters will decide whether to give judges broad new powers to keep suspects in jail without bail before trial.
Public Question 1 would let Indiana judges hold people in jail before trial on nearly any charge if they’re deemed too dangerous to release. Currently, the state constitution allows bail except for murder or treason.
What it means for Lake County
State data shows that most people released before trial aren’t charged with new crimes.
In Lake County, about 4% of people released before trial last year were rearrested…