Title 12 — Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs

This subchapter applies to a felony offense committed on or after January 1, 2025.

(a) Subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections, an inmate eligible to accrue earned release credits may accrue earned release credits against the time spent in confinement pursuant to a sentence to the Division of Correction by the sentencing court. (b) (1) The Boar…

(a) (1) (A) The Board of Corrections shall establish an earned release credit classification committee.(B) Members of the committee shall be selected by wardens or supervisors of the various units, facilities, or centers of the Division of Correction and Division of Community Cor…

An inmate sentenced to the Division of Correction shall not receive a reduction in his or her required service time under this subchapter, or this subchapter and another law jointly, if the reduction in his or her required service time exceeds the amount authorized for the offens…

(a) The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with healthcare providers or community-based providers, or both, to develop a custody and care plan that allows an inmate who has given birth to remain with her newborn child during the period authorized by this section. (b) Foll…

(a) (1) To the greatest extent possible, after accounting for security and capacity factors, the Department of Corrections shall place an inmate who is a parent of one (1) or more minor children within two hundred fifty (250) miles of the inmate's permanent address of record.(2) …

(a) To the greatest extent practicable and consistent with safety and order of the correctional facility, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules that limit inspections by male correctional officers where a female inmate is in a state of undress. (b) This…

(a) The Department of Corrections shall develop and provide to all department employees responsible for the care or custody of pregnant inmates training related to the physical and mental health of pregnant inmates and unborn children, including without limitation the:(1) General…

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Recidivism rates reflect not just the behavior of a person after reentry into society, but the correctional system's response to that person's behavior during his or her term of incarceration; and(2) The recidivism rate for the Department o…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Case plan” means an individualized plan developed by the Department of Corrections that identifies the available programs or meaningful activities that address the needs of an inmate and reduce an inmate's risk of recidivism;(2) “Program or mea…

(a) (1) There is established the Recidivism Reduction System within the Department of Corrections.(2) The system shall be established at the cabinet level rather than within the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction to address the factors that lead to recidiv…

(a) A validated risk and needs assessment shall be conducted at the time of intake for each inmate. (b) (1) A case plan shall be developed for each inmate based on the findings of the validated risk and needs assessment to assign an inmate to appropriate programs or meaningful ac…

(a) (1) The Recidivism Reduction System shall include guidance on the kind and amount of programs or meaningful activities that should be assigned to an inmate.(2) The guidance shall include protocols for the Department of Corrections to tailor placement in programs or meaningful…

(a) (1) The Recidivism Reduction System shall incorporate incentives and rewards for inmates to participate and complete assigned programs or meaningful activities.(2) An inmate who is successfully participating in his or her assigned program or meaningful activity and demonstrat…

(a) The Recidivism Reduction System shall include policies for the Department of Corrections to enter into partnerships with:(1) A nonprofit or other private organization that will deliver programs or meaningful activities on a volunteer basis, including without limitation faith-…

(a) An inmate shall be ranked for priority in program or meaningful activity placement through a priority ranking report developed by the Department of Corrections. (b) A priority ranking report shall be used for placement consideration by prioritizing those inmates with the high…

(1) An inmate shall not be eligible to participate in an educational program if he or she is:(1) Housed in maximum custody or detention, except where a digital learning educational program is available;(2) Sentenced to death;(3) (A) A citizen or national of a foreign country who …

(a) (1) There is created the position of Deputy Director of Reentry within the Department of Corrections.(2) The deputy director shall:(A) Identify the reentry needs of the inmate population and develop a reentry preparation program for the Department of Corrections to address th…

(1) The Board of Corrections shall include the following in the report required by § 12-27-104:(1) A summary of the Department of Corrections' activities and accomplishments under this subchapter;(2) A summary of the types of programs or meaningful activities that are available t…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections shall reclassify up to one hundred fifty (150) vacant correctional officer positions to create an appropriate number of Recidivism Reentry System positions necessary to comply with this subchapter. (b) If after reclassification a…

(a) To ensure the Department of Corrections implements and operates the Recidivism Reduction System as required under this subchapter and any developed rules or policies, the Department of Inspector General shall conduct biennial audits to assess system utilization, adherence, an…

The Secretary of the Department of Corrections may promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.