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X-WR-CALNAME:[SUPREME] Text and email notifications now available for court
 s to communicate with jurors
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DESCRIPTION:Indiana trial courts can now send text and email reminders\, ca
 ncellations\, and rescheduling notices to jurors. The Supreme Court’s Of
 fice of Court Technology added these enhancements to its Jury Management S
 ystem\, used by courts in 81 counties.\n\nEight counties began piloting th
 e court-to-juror messaging feature in November 2019. Courts in Clark\, Flo
 yd\, Hendricks\, Howard\, Kosciusko\, LaPorte\, Madison\, and Monroe count
 ies sent over 1\,000 text messages and email notifications to nearly 20 ju
 ry panels during the pilot phase\, which ended in March 2020.\n\nWhile cou
 rts have remained open during the pandemic\, COVID-19 temporarily halted j
 ury trials and other non-emergency operations beginning in March 2020. As 
 jury trials resume\, trial courts are adapting to ensure a safe environmen
 t for staff\, the public\, case participants\, and those called for jury d
 uty. Measures may include social distancing\, videoconferencing\, more fre
 quent cleaning\, and now real-time communication with potential and select
 ed jurors.\n\nJurors opt in for the text and email notifications by respon
 ding to a USPS mailed questionnaire sent with the summons from the court. 
 Getting both the summons and request for information together should reass
 ure potential jurors that they are receiving legitimate notifications from
  the court. Since jurors are randomly selected for jury pools\, they must 
 opt into the text or email notification feature each time they are selecte
 d into a new jury pool. Those who do not opt in to receive text and email 
 notifications are still required to appear for jury duty.\n\nMore than 1\,
 200 jury trials take place in Indiana each year. The Supreme Court partner
 s with the Department of Revenue and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to annua
 lly create a comprehensive list of potential jurors. The list is made avai
 lable to every county free of charge. Benefits of the JMS include randomly
  selecting jurors\, assigning and overseeing jury panels\, managing claims
  to pay jurors\, and directly updating data to improve subsequent years’
  jury lists.
LOCATION:Statewide
SUMMARY:[SUPREME] Text and email notifications now available for courts to 
 communicate with jurors
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