We verify how split sentencing works and why someone might serve far less time in prison than their sentence suggests.

A Gary man got a four-year split sentence Friday after signing a plea deal for heading to his ex-girlfriend’s home, opening fire in her basement, and killing a man who had stayed the night with her ...

A Gary man got a split sentence Friday after admitting he shot his girlfriend’s brother, then 13, in 2019, records show. Ryant Jones, 29, pleaded guilty Aug. 2 to battery by means of a deadly weapon, ...