The Mobile Crisis Assistance Team was established in 2015 as part of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Behavioral Health Unit in response to a high number of people experiencing mental health or substance abuse problems in jail and those corresponding 911 emergency calls.

Seventy-seven-year-old District nine council member William Duke Oliver tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee voted to forward a resolution related to a 40-year moratorium on the construction of new jails.

The Indianapolis City-County Council held its monthly meeting Monday night, the last full meeting of 2020.

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee met Wednesday night to discuss proposals related to giving for people experiencing homelessness and a moratorium on jails.

The Indianapolis City County Council approved money for the Marion County Sheriff's Office to replenish supplies.

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Community Affairs Committee will consider a proposal Wednesday night to create a commission to help families without regular access to food.

The Indianapolis City-County Council held a full meeting Monday night and passed the 2021 budget with a unanimous vote. The council also moved a proposal that reshapes IMPD's General Orders Board.

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee advanced a proposal that will add community voices to a General Orders Committee for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The Indianapolis City-County Council held a full meeting Monday night and there was extensive public testimony about one budget item.