The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Monroe County in 2008 due to the conditions for inmates in the jail. Much of the issue was due to overcrowding, which caused ...

The Monroe County Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a purchase agreement for the new county jail site. The site is the North Park location off I-69 approaching Ellettsville.

Monroe County Council, Steve Crider, Logan Land Development, Marty Hawk, Cheryl Munson, Jeff Cockerill, The B Square, Peter Iversen, Jennifer Crossley, Vernal Pike, Bloomington, Geoff McKim, Penny ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — When Ruben Marté took over as sheriff at the beginning of the year he did a walkthrough of the jail facility with his senior staff and found inmates and staff living and ...

In 1984, after 25 years of searching for the right solutions, the county finally ... the ACLU of Indiana and state government. At that time, the major issue was the size of the jail, but we ...

It's official: Monroe County's new jail and justice complex will be built on the North Park property, first proposed eight months ago as an ideal site. During a work session this week, county ...

Political newcomer and Democratic candidate Jody Madeira will serve as Monroe County commissioner for District 3, beating out Republican candidate Joe VanDeventer Tuesday. In Tuesday night's ...