Court OKs bulk confidential juvenile data transfer to ICJI
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com
Confidential data in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases around the state will be provided in bulk to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute under an order issued Thursday by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The order signed by Chief Justice Loretta Rush authorizes the bulk collection of data ICJI says it needs to complete mandated assessments and to comply with numerous federal requirements. The order also details extensive security measures that will be taken to safeguard data that will include identifying information such as partial Social Security numbers.
“ICJI seeks access on a continuing, monthly basis to all case record data of all individuals charged in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases in Indiana including, but not limited to arrest, court referrals, diversion, juvenile detention, petitions filed, delinquency records, probation records, supervision records, placements, secured confinement records, and waivers (of juvenile jurisdiction),†the order says.
“The Court hereby grants the request for Bulk Data/Compiled Information under Administrative Rule 9(F)(4) to the extent discussed herein. Specifically, ICJI shall receive data from Indiana Court Records and INcite from courts utilizing the Odyssey Case Management System exercising criminal and juvenile delinquency jurisdiction related to arrest, court referrals, diversion, juvenile detention, petitions filed, delinquency records, probation records, supervision records, placements, secured confinement records, and waivers (of juvenile jurisdiction). However, with regard to social security numbers, dates of birth, and addresses, the data provided is limited to the last four digits, the month and year of birth, and the zip code of the address.â€
Approval of the bulk data transfer is for one year, but may be renewed. The court noted in the order that only courts operating on the Odyssey system are included because “Serious questions exist whether data can be transferred from non-Odyssey courts in compliance with the enhanced security standards.â€
The court found allowing access to the data serves a public interest and is an appropriate use of public resources.
“After consideration of the request for waiver of individual notice to individuals affected by release of the information excluded from public access, the Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the purposes for which the information is sought substantially outweighs the privacy interests protected by this rule. Accordingly, due to the highly secure manner for the protection of the data, the Court waives the requirement of individual notice to all parties affected by release of the sought information to which public access is prohibited or restricted,†the order says.
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EVSC Foundation to Hold Important News Conference
The Evansville Vanderburgh School System Foundation will hold a special News Conference:
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 1:00 pm CST
Moore Music 4200 Morgan Avenue Evansville, IN 47715
During this News Conference, EVSC Foundation will announce the details of a special event that will have a major positive impact on music education and involvement with EVSC students.
Participating in this News Conference will be:
Dr. David Smith, Superintendent EVSC
Brian Hancock, President EVSC Foundation Jon Siau, President EVSC Alumni Association Brett Mulzer, Owner of Moore Music
Balentine becomes UE scoring leader in win over Bears
Balentine scored 18 points to set the UE mark
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 3-pointer in the second half made University of Evansville senior D.J. Balentine the all-time scoring leader for the Purple Aces as UE topped Missouri State by a final of 83-64 on Saturday afternoon at the Ford Center.
Needing 18 points for the mark, Balentine did just that. All 18 of his points came in the second half and the clincher came with 2:49 remaining in the game as he posted the 2,280th point of his illustrious career.
“This is unbelievable, I am so grateful for this,†Balentine said. “The embrace from my teammates after getting that basket was the best feeling ever. I never thought it would feel like this and to do it in front of the home crowd is even better.â€
Standing at 15 points, UE (19-6, 8-4 MVC) junior Jaylon Brown found Balentine open on the break and Balentine converted on the shot.
“I knew what I was doing in trying to get him the ball,†Brown said. “I knew what he needed and was looking for him.â€
Balentine knew from the start that the basket was good.
“As soon as JB got the ball, he gave me a look and that is when I knew he was going to pass it to me,†Balentine explained. “I knew it was good when I let it go.â€
Head coach Marty Simmons, who also coached previous record-holder Colt Ryan, was proud of his senior.
“This is an incredible accomplishment,†Simmons said. “He is the first person to credit his teammates, who set the screens and pass him the ball, but at the end of the day, you have to put it in the bucket.â€
“Everyone is so excited for him. When he was a freshman, Colt talked to him and tried to give him advice on what he needed to do at this level,†Simmons continued. “D.J. came to the program as someone who could score the basketball and was a pretty good scorer in high school, but may be even better in college. That is what makes him so special.â€
Balentine finished with a total of 18 points, but it was Brown leading the way with 19 points, tying his career high. He was 6-of-11 from the floor and knocked down 3 of his 5 3-point attempts. Egidijus Mockevicius posted his 20th double-double of the season, recording 11 points and 12 rebounds while Mislav Brzoja continued a nice stretch of play with 13 points and 6 boards.
Missouri State (10-14, 6-6 MVC) was led by Chris Kendrix, who scored a game-high 21 points and hauled in 7 rebounds. He hit 11 of his 13 free throws.
Evansville scored the first three points of the game, forcing Missouri State to miss its first four shots. The Aces continued to hold the lead at the midway point of the half and added to that lead with a 9-0 run. Up 16-12, the Aces went on the run as Mislav Brzoja capped it off with a triple.
The Bears ended the run as Jarred Dixon connected on a floater. MSU would later cut the Aces lead to seven at 34-27 in the final two minutes of the half before UE had a run of its own, scoring the final six points, including a Willie Wiley shot at the buzzer, to go into halftime up 40-27. Wiley had a strong game, tying his career mark with 8 points.
A 3-pointer by Jaylon Brown opened up the second half and the Aces were able to cruise from there. They led by as many as 24 points (80-56) in the final two minutes before taking the 83-64 win.
On Thursday, the Aces return to action at the Ford Center as they play host to Illinois State in an 8 pm game on CBS Sports Network.
Three-ball sends Eagles to 10th straight loss
Missouri S&T (7-13, 3-10 GLVC): 76
Southern Indiana (10-11, 3-10 GLVC): 69
ROLLA, Mo.-Despite a dominating effort in the paint, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball had no answer for the three-ball Saturday as host Missouri University of Science and Technology defeated the Screaming Eagles, 76-69, in a Great Lakes Valley Conference bout.
USI (10-11, 3-10 GLVC) outscored the Miners 50-26 in the paint, but Missouri S&T connected on a season-high nine three-pointers, including six in the second half, to hand the Eagles their 10th consecutive loss.
The Eagles jumped out to quick 6-0 lead to open the contest, but a 17-2 Missouri S&T outburst put the Eagles into an early nine-point deficit.
USI ended the opening period by scoring seven straight points to trim Missouri S&T’s lead to 19-17; then scored the first four points of the second frame to take a brief two-point advantage.
Missouri S&T, however, used an 8-0 run late in the second quarter to forge a 33-30 halftime advantage. The Miners outscored the Eagles 24-18 in the third period to extend their advantage to nine heading into the fourth quarter.
After falling behind by as much as 10 points early in the fourth period, the Eagles used a 9-2 run to cut Missouri S&T’s advantage to 62-59 with five minutes to play. The Miners, however, drained a pair of three-pointers in their next two possessions to turn away USI’s surge and push their advantage back to nine points with 3:27 to play.
Missouri S&T, which ranked 15th in the GLVC in made three-pointers per game (3.84) heading into the game, sealed the Eagles’ fate two minutes later as it drained its ninth three-pointer of the game to push its lead back into double-digits (73-63).
When the dust was settled, the Miners ended the day by shooting 52.8 percent (28-53) from the field and 50.0 percent (9-18) from long range. USI, meanwhile, shot 47.0 percent (31-66) from the field, but was just 2-of-22 (.091) from behind the arc.
USI, which out-rebounded the Miners, 39-25, also struggled from the free throw line, where it went just 5-of-12 (.417). Missouri S&T was 11-of-13 (.845) from the charity stripe.
Junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) led the Eagles with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while sophomore guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) added 17 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana) added 10 points, six assists, and four steals.
Missouri S&T was led by junior guard Raetchel Gray, who had 24 points, and sophomore guard Janie Arand, who finished with 18 points.
USI returns to action Thursday at 5:15 p.m. when it hosts Maryville University at the Physical Activities Center.
Swimming and Diving wraps up regular season at SIU
Aces await conference championships
In the final regular-season meet of the season, the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams fell at Southern Illinois on Saturday afternoon.
The Purple Aces women fell by a final of 191-46 while the men dropped their meet by a 179-62 score.
Michaela Kent was the top performer of the day, earning the win in the 50 backstroke with a time of 27.35. She also grabbed a pair of 3rd place efforts in the 25 and 50 free races. Her time in the 25 free was a 16.40 while she checked in with a 24.82 in the 50 free.
In the 50 free, Kaylee Gubricky had a solid 4th place finish with a time of 25.72.
Adrianne Gamester, Jessi Hildebrand, Maja Magnusson and Megan Schremp combined to take third in the 100 free relay as they swam a time of 49.94.
On the men’s side, Ethan O’Rourke had a strong day, taking 4th in the 50 free, swimming a 22.04. Matt Childress was just behind him with a 22.32 to take 5th.
O’Rourke combined with Jared Sutphin, Childress and Everett Plocek to take second in the 200 free relay.
Diving excelled on Saturday as Cory Barnes picked up two victories. In the 1-meter dive, he won with a score of 249.60 while his 3-meter victory was a 223.05. Courtney Coverdale took third place in both dives. In the 1-meter, her score was a 238.72 while she was credited with a 232.50 in the 3-meter.
Next up for the Aces are their conference championships. The women travel to the Missouri Valley Conference championship in Carbondale from February 17-20 while the men head to Ypsilanti, Mich. for the Mid-American Conference championship from March 2-5.
IceMen Top Rush in Shootout, Set Two-Game Attendance Record
Records:Â Â Evansville: 16-22-4-1; Rapid City: 17-22-2-2
Goalies:  IND – Battochio (SL), 12-13-2-1, 39 saves
              EVN – Bengtsberg (W), 5-9-2-1, 33 saves
Scoring:
1st Period: 1. EVN – Himelson 2 (Hobbs, 6:38)
2nd Period: 2. RC – Pommells 11 (Gauthier, 2:12)
3rd Period: No Scoring
Overtime: No Scoring
Shootout: RC – Pommells (save), Ferriero (save); EVN – Wideman (goal), Hobbs (save), Leveille (goal)
EVANSVILLE, IN – A crowd of 7,073 fans helped cheer the Evansville IceMen to a 2-1 shootout victory over the Rapid City Rush Saturday at the Ford Center. They also came together to set an IceMen record.
The 15,302 combined fans from “Star Wars Night†January 16 and “Capes and Crowns Night†Saturday set an attendance record for back-to-back IceMen home games.
Evansville converted on a 3-on-2 rush to start the scoring, when Andrew Himelson caught a pass from Danny Hobbs and beat Rapid City goalie Danny Battochiofrom between the circles 6:38 into the game. The IceMen were stopped on two first period power plays, but outshot the Rush 13-6 in the frame.
Rapid City tied the score 2:12 into the second period, when Spencer Pommells fired a shot over the right shoulder of IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg on a 3-on-2 rush. The Rush were unsuccessful on three power plays in the period, including a late two-man advantage, as the teams entered the final period even at 1-1.
The goaltenders stole the show in the third period, as Bengtsberg stopped all 14 Rapid City shots and Battochio made 15 saves to keep the game tied at the end of regulation. Evansville had parts of two power in overtime, but could not convert as the teams went to a shootout.
In the skills competition, Bengtsberg stopped both Rush attempts, while Alex Wideman and Daultan Leveille both scored to give the IceMen the 2-1 shootout win.
The IceMen stay home to take on the Fort Wayne Komets on Tuesday at 6:15pm. One lucky fan in attendance will receive a free iPad, presented by Computers Plus. It will be the first of four games next week, three of which will be in Evansville.
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UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Tues. 2/9 – Fort Wayne at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras
Fri. 2/12 – Kalamazoo at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Youth Backpack Giveaway, presented by Old National Bank
Sun. 2/14 – Cincinnati at Evansville (6:15pm) – Ford Center
                        Heart Night – Valentine’s Day
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Celebrate Responsibly this Super Bowl
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department, in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), would like to remind all Indiana motorists to celebrate this year’s Super Bowl responsibly by driving sober and safe.
“This Super Bowl family and friends will come together and root for their favorite team. Super Bowl fans love to celebrate, but this comes with a responsibility to do so safely,†said Sheriff Dave Wedding. “We want to remind motorists this Super Bowl weekend that drinking and driving don’t mix. Please celebrate responsibility and help keep our roadways safe.â€
During the 2015 Super Bowl there were nearly 740 traffic collisions in Indiana. Of those, 45 were alcohol-related, with 60 percent involving a driver with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or greater. In Vanderburgh County, seven (7) intoxicated motorists went to jail over the 2015 Super Bowl weekend.
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership, the Governor’s Council, and ICJI would like to remind motorists that accidents and deaths resulting from impaired driving can be prevented by taking the following precautions:
- Before the celebration begins, plan a safe way home
- If you do drink, use a taxi, public transportation, ridesharing service or designate a sober friend or family member, and give them your keys
- If you see a drunk driver on the road, call 911
- If you know someone who is about to drive or ride impaired, take their keys and help make arrangements to get them home safely
“Accidents involving impaired drivers is something we can all prevent,†said Council Chairman, Todd Meyer. “Together, we can work to keep each and every motorist safe during Super Bowl weekend.â€
For more information on Indiana’s efforts on impaired driving prevention and enforcement, please visit: http://www.in.gov/cji/2354.htm.