Indiana expungement filings rose 52% over a decade. But getting relief still takes time, money
Indiana courts saw over 10,000 expungement filings in 2025, a 52% increase from 2016. Despite the rise in requests to restrict access to old records, the process remains time-consuming and costly.
More than 10,000 expungement cases were filed in Indiana courts last year, continuing a decade-long rise in the number of people asking judges to restrict access to old arrests and convictions. Courts opened 10,156 expungement cases in 2025, up 52% from 6,660 in 2016, according to state court data obtained by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. […]
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