Title 11, CORRECTIONS

Sec. 13. Any decision of the sending state in respect of any matter over which it retains jurisdiction pursuant to this compact shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable within the receiving state, but if at the time the sending state seeks to remove an inmate from an instituti…

Sec. 14. An inmate who escapes from an institution in which he is confined pursuant to this compact shall be deemed a fugitive from the sending state and from the state in which the institution is situated. In the case of an escape to a jurisdiction other than the sending or rece…

Sec. 15. Any state party to this compact may accept federal aid for use in connection with any institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by this compact or any contract pursuant hereto and any inmate in a receiving state pursuant to this compact may participa…

Sec. 16. This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the states so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two (2) states. Thereafter, this compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding as to any other of said states upon si…

Sec. 17. This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state until it shall have enacted a statute repealing the same and providing for the sending of formal written notice of withdrawal from the compact to the appropriate officials of all other party state…

Sec. 18. Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to abrogate or impair any agreement or other arrangement which this state may have with a nonparty state for the confinement, care, or training of inmates nor to repeal any other laws of this state authorizing the maki…

Sec. 19. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed and shall be severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereo…

Sec. 2. As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "State" means a state of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "Sending state" …

Sec. 20. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of this compact in every particular and he may in his discretion delegate this authority. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) The department may make one (1) or more contracts with any one (1) or more of the other party states for the confinement of inmates on behalf of a sending state in institutions situated within receiving states. Any such contract shall provide for: (1) Its duration. (2…

Sec. 4. Whenever the duly constituted authorities in a state party to this compact, and which has entered into a contract pursuant to section 3 of this chapter, shall decide that confinement in, or transfer of an inmate to, an institution within the territory of another party sta…

Sec. 5. The appropriate officials of any state party to this compact shall have access, at all reasonable times, to any institution in which it has a contractual right to confine inmates for the purpose of inspecting the facilities thereof and visiting such of its inmates as may …

Sec. 6. Inmates confined in an institution pursuant to the terms of this compact shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the sending state and may at any time be removed therefrom for transfer to a prison or other institution within the sending state, for transfer to…

Sec. 7. Each receiving state shall provide regular reports to each sending state on the inmates of that sending state in institutions pursuant to this compact including a conduct record of each inmate and certify said record to the official designated by the sending state, in ord…

Sec. 8. All inmates who may be confined in an institution pursuant to the provisions of this compact shall be treated in a reasonable and humane manner and shall be treated equally with such similar inmates of the receiving state as may be confined in the same institution. The fa…

Sec. 9. Any hearing or hearings to which an inmate confined pursuant to this compact may be entitled by the laws of the sending state may be had before the appropriate authorities of the sending state, or of the receiving state if authorized by the sending state. The receiving st…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, the terms used in IC 12-26 have the meanings set forth in IC 12-7-2.1. (b) As used in this chapter, "qualified medical personnel" has the meaning set out in IC 11-10-3-1. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.103; P…

Sec. 2. The department shall provide for the care and treatment of every confined offender who is determined to be mentally ill by a psychiatrist employed or retained by the department. To provide that care and treatment, the department may: (1) establish and operate its own ment…

Sec. 3. (a) A committed offender may be involuntarily transferred to the division of mental health and addiction or to a mental health facility only if: (1) the offender has been examined by a psychiatrist employed or retained by the department and the psychiatrist reports to the…

Sec. 4. (a) An offender who believes the offender to have a mental illness and to be in need of care and treatment in the division of mental health and addiction or a mental health facility shall, at the offender's request for transfer, be examined by a psychiatrist employed or r…

Sec. 5. A transfer under this chapter does not extend an offender's term of imprisonment or commitment. However, if it is determined that an offender transferred under this chapter will be in need of mental health care and treatment after the offender's term of imprisonment or co…

Sec. 6. The administration of a drug by the department for the purpose of controlling a mental or emotional disorder is subject to the following requirements: (1) The particular drug must be prescribed by a physician who has examined the offender. (2) The drug must be administere…

Sec. 7. The department may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules to implement this chapter. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. Whenever an offender sentenced under IC 35-36-2-5 is committed to the department of correction, the department of correction shall immediately inform the division of mental health and addiction of the commitment and provide the division of mental health and addiction with…

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "mental health record" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-226. (b) Subject to the conditions described in subsection (e), a psychiatrist or behavioral health care provider may, with or without the offender's consent, provide a copy of an …

Sec. 1. (a) A confined person is entitled to believe in the religion of his choice; and attendance at religious services or belief in any religion is not required. To the greatest extent possible, consistent with the security of facilities and programs and departmental resources,…

Sec. 2. The department may supervise and control the hygiene, grooming, and attire of confined offenders to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain a sanitary, safe, and secure environment. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4.

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.106-2026, SEC.12, effective 7-1-2026. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.176, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. (a) The department shall adopt under IC 4-22-2 minimum standards for county jails governing …

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall inspect each county jail at least one (1) time each year to determine whether it is complying with the standards adopted under section 1 of this chapter. (b) If the department determines that a jail is not complying with the standards described in…

Sec. 3. The county sheriff shall adopt rules for the maintenance of order and discipline among persons committed to the county jail. These rules must describe the conduct for which disciplinary action may be imposed, the type of disciplinary action that may be taken, and the disc…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "jail officer" means a person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision of county jail inmates. (b) A person may be confined in the county jail only if there is a jail officer stationed in the jail. (c) A jail officer whose employm…

Sec. 5. In addition to the approval required from the agencies listed under IC 36-1-12-10, all final plans and specifications for the construction of a county jail are subject to review by the department. Before construction may begin on a county jail: (1) the board of county com…

Sec. 6. The department shall review plans and specifications submitted by a county under section 5 of this chapter to determine whether the new jail will meet the minimum standards adopted by the department under section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.130-1985, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. After conducting the review required by section 6 of this chapter, the department shall send a copy of the department's report to the department of homeland security and make a public report to the board of county commissioners. In the report, the department shall evaluat…

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the approval of the plans and specifications for a county jail under IC 22-15-3 if the department has failed to submit its report under section 7 of this chapter to the department of homeland security within ten (10) regular working days…

Sec. 1. The governor shall enter into a compact on behalf of the state with any of the United States legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: A Compact. Entered into by and among the contracting states, signatories hereto, with the consent of the Congress of …

Sec. 2. The governor may enter into any other agreements or compacts with any of the United States not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States, or the other agreeing states, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in th…

Sec. 3. (a) The compact administrator selected by the state council under IC 11-13-4.5 is the administrator for probationers participating in the interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers under this chapter and under IC 11-13-5. (b) The judicial conferen…