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Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-50-1-6

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

Sec. 6. (a) Before a person who has been convicted of an offense and committed to the department of correction is assigned to a department of correction program or facility under IC 11-10-1, the sentencing court may recommend that the department of correction place the person in a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115) if:

(1) the person was less than sixteen (16) years of age on the date of sentencing;  and

(2) the court determines that the person would benefit from the treatment offered by the facility.

(b) A secure private facility may terminate a placement and request the department of correction to reassign a convicted person to another department of correction facility or program.

(c) When a convicted person becomes twenty-one (21) years of age or if a secure private facility terminates a placement under subsection (b) a convicted person shall:

(1) be assigned to a department of correction facility or program under IC 11-10-1-3(b);  and

(2) serve the remainder of the sentence in the department of correction facility or program.

(d) A person who is placed in a secure private facility under this section:

(1) is entitled to earn educational credit and good time credit under IC 35-50-6;  and

(2) may be deprived of earned educational credit and good time credit as provided under rules adopted by the department of correction under IC 4-22-2.

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