State database to streamline jury selection slated for ’06
A project to boost the efficiency of Indiana’s jury service will go online in January, allowing court administrators to reach a wider cross-section of society and avoid sending jury summons to the wrong addresses. The Associated Press reports:
Currently, nearly half of the addresses used to call Hoosiers to jury duty are incorrect — a situation that wastes taxpayer dollars when jury summonses are mailed to outdated addresses.
But the new database that’s being culled from taxpayers, driver’s license and state ID holders will help the state’s court system save money and be more inclusive, said Lake Superior Court Judge John J. Pera.
