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Last updated on Monday, July 30, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Attorney General Curtis Hill today renewed his call for legislation establishing steeper penalties associated with crimes motivated by a desire to intimidate or terrorize.
Following a weekend incident in which vandals sprayed graffiti on a wall outside a Carmel synagogue, Attorney General penned a fresh op-ed.
In the op-ed, Attorney General Hill advocates legislation "that would significantly increase penalties for a broad range of offenses when perpetrators are shown to have acted 'with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person.' . . . For misdemeanors and low-level felonies, sentencing would include an additional two to six years. For higher-level felonies, sentencing would increase by six to 20 years."
The full op-ed - available to any media outlet desiring to publish it - is attached below. As a courtesy, please email Deputy Communications Director Bill McCleery at bill.mccleery@atg.in.gov if you intend to publish this piece.
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