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Indiana Code Title 11. Corrections § 11-12-6.5-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “confined jail offender” means a person convicted of a Level 6 felony and sentenced to a period of imprisonment in a county jail.  The term does not include:

(1) a person convicted of a felony other than a Level 6 felony;  or

(2) a person convicted of an offense under IC 9-30-15.5-1.

(b) As used in this chapter, “overcrowded” means that the county jail is at one hundred percent (100%) capacity.

(c) As used in this chapter, “prisoner” means a criminal offender who is convicted of a crime and is:

(1) serving a sentence for a conviction other than a Level 6 felony conviction;  and

(2) committed to the department of correction.

(d) As used in this chapter, “regional holding facility” means an existing facility that:

(1) is currently established and operated by the department for the purpose of housing a confined jail offender from a county jail when the county jail is overcrowded;

(2) does not include any prisoners from the general prison population who are committed to the department of correction;

(3) provides treatment and counseling, if necessary, for the following:

(A) drug and alcohol abuse;  or

(B) emotional or mental problems;

(4) provides education, if necessary, including:

(A) remedial programs;

(B) programs in preparation for an Indiana high school equivalency diploma under IC 22-4.1-18;  or

(C) life skills;

(5) provides vocational assessment designed to evaluate a participant's skill level and aptitudes for vocational and technical skill development;  and

(6) provides other evidence based programs designed to reduce recidivism.

(e) As used in this chapter, “regional holding facility agreement” means an agreement described in section 2 of this chapter.

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