Investigation leads to change in statewide crime victim protection program

A WISH-TV I-Team 8 investigation led to a change in a statewide system meant to protect crime victims in Indiana, which advocates believe could save lives. The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) has updated the Statewide Automated Victim Information Notification system, or SAVIN, so text alerts to registered victims will include a link with information on protective orders when an offender is released, set to be released, or escapes from prison. SAVIN is a free service for victims to track an incarcerated offender’s prison status. “Finally. It’s good that it’s happened. It’s a start for everyone else,” Indianapolis mother Kimber Amonette said. News 8 shared her story in June, when the man who victimized Amonette as a child, Daniel Kelly, visited her workplace two days in a row