Video Update: Community Criminal Justice

Each week, Mayor Hamilton and Deputy Mayor Griffin provide video updates on recent news and key initiatives. Access all of the weekly video updates at bloomington.in.gov/videoupdates.

In today's video update, Mayor Hamilton discusses community criminal justice with Deputy Mayor Griffin. Deputy Mayor Griffin recently authored an op-ed published in Wednesday's online edition of the Herald-Times.

“Planning for a new, future local jail should not hold up investing in public health and restorative justice now…Building a new facility will take several years and there are immediate, urgent needs. We should not wait to improve mental health and substance use disorder services both for those incarcerated and those we want to help avoid incarceration.”

Deputy Mayor Griffin’s full op-ed is available on the Herald-Times website at https://bton.in/CMOPu or click here for a PDF version. 

A transcript of today's video is available online at https://bton.in/pS251.