Task Force subcommittee advances draft requiring in-person detention visitation

JauNae Hanger, co-chair of the Child and Adolescent Development subcommittee, reported the group has drafted legislative language that would require detention centers to provide in-person visitation and said the subcommittee has met with the Indiana Juvenile Detention Association (IJDA) on the proposal. Judge Vicki Carmichael, co-chair of the Task Force, asked that finalized language be forwarded for Task Force consideration and potential referral to the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (CISC).