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The Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its “Rethinking Hate Crime Policy in Indiana” report this week, which says the state must take stronger and more coordinated action to address hate crimes.

“Our report analyzes the current hate crime statute and offers recommendations to strengthen the law to better protect and serve Hoosiers,” Committee Chair Diane Clements-Boyd said in a news release. “The report provides constructive steps to improve hate crime policy in Indiana, and consequently, an environment that is just and equitable for everyone.”

According to the report, the committee, which is made up of 11 members, found that Indiana’s 2019 hate crime law is rarely invoked. The law allows a judge to inc

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