I've been searching through the legislation introduced this week in the current session of the Indiana General Assembly for something addressing our concerns about the portability of pioneer cemeteries. Haven't found anything yet, but the following bill caught my eye: House Bill 1189 Introduced by Representative Sturtz Status: 1/10/2002 -- First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY: County inmate work crews. Allows a county sheriff to establish an inmate work program. Specifies inmate eligibility requirements and requires inmates to dress in distinctive county jail uniforms while performing work on crews. Allows a sheriff to require a crew to perform any work the sheriff determines to be appropriate and of benefit to the community except for public work (as defined in the public works projects law). ==================================== See http://www.state.in.us/serv/lsa_billinfo for additional info on HB 1189. We've had GREAT success with the use of inmate labor crews provided to us by Clark Co. Sheriff Mike Becher. Perhaps a statute such as this is what is needed to encourage other Sheriffs to follow suite. This bill is now before the House Judiciary Committee. The members of that committee are: Chair: Representative Sturtz Vice Chair: Representative Tincher Members: Bardon; C. Brown; Cochran; Dvorak; Frenz; Kuzman. Foley, R.M.M.; Dumezich; Munson; Steele; Torr; Ulmer. in case you want to contact any of them to express your support for this bill. See http://www.IN.gov/legislative/legislators/ for contact information. Lois