INDIANAPOLISThe Indiana Supreme Court wants to hear your input on the states attorney shortage.

You can submit your comments until August 29 at 12 p.m. here.

Its a problem WRTV Investigates exposed starting in 2023, one that is hurting our criminal justice system.

More than half of Indianas counties are considered a legal desert, which is when a county has less than 1 lawyer for every 1,000 residents.

The Commission on Indianas Legal Future issued its final report that discusses a number of possible solutions including:

Many students live far away from Indianas brick and mortar law schoolsIU McKinney in Indianapolis, IU Maurer in Bloomington and Notre Dame in South Bend.

The report discusses:

WRTV Investigates told you in May 2025 that online law school was gaining traction as a sol

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