IS IT TRUE that Due to the high volume of defendants who are only fluent in Haitian Creole, there are specific “Haitian Days” in the Vanderburgh Misdemeanor Court typically a couple of times a month?

IS IT TRUE that Translators are called in for these sessions, and the non-English speakers will be addressed before any priorly scheduled English-speaking defendants, victims, or law enforcement as the non-English speakers can only be addressed when translators are available?

IS IT TRUE that It is not uncommon for a law enforcement officer to come in to testify for a misdemeanor case and wait several hours after his or her scheduled session due to the high volume of non-English speakers who receive priority when translators are available?  Over just two regular Misdemeanor Court sessions, 22 Defendants required a Haitian Creole translator – two of which have felonies in other jurisdictions. Translators are also commonly used in the courts for the Spanish-speaking and Marshallese communities.