Sec. 3. Upon receipt of the material described in section 2 of this chapter, the parole board shall set a hearing to determine whether the circumstances warrant the inmate's discharge from the custody of the department. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.
IC 11-13-9-4 Considerations bearing on discharge Sec. 4. The parole board shall consider all relevant factors in determining whether the inmate is to be discharged under this chapter and must consider a community investigation report submitted to the parole board. The parole board shall give special consideration to an inmate who demonstrates each of the following: (1) A good conduct history during confinement. (2) Proof that the inmate will have suitable living quarters in a community if the inmate is discharged. (3) Proof that one (1) or more employers in the area in which the inmate would reside if discharged have offered to employ the inmate for at least thirty (30) hours a week on the same terms as the employer employs other employees. (4) Proof that the inmate: (A) is at least a high school graduate; or (B) has obtained: (i) a general equivalency degree; or (ii) a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.