Title 11, CORRECTIONS

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to confined criminal offenders. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) The department may grant an offender a temporary leave from a correctional facility or program for a designated purpose and period of time, in Indiana, either alone or accompanied by a department employee or other custodial agent: (1) to visit a close relative who is …

Sec. 1. If supervision of a person placed in a community corrections program is being administered under IC 11-12-8 (expired July 1, 2025), the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in Indiana shall notify the compact administrator of the sending state if considerati…

Sec. 2. Before giving notification under section 1 of this chapter, a hearing shall be held in accordance with this chapter within a reasonable time unless the hearing is waived by the person who has allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence. As add…

Sec. 3. As soon as practicable after the conclusion of a hearing described in section 2 of this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana shall do the following: (1) Report to the sending state. (2) Furnish the sending state with a copy of the hearing record. (3) Make recommend…

Sec. 4. Pending any proceeding under this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana may take custody of and detain the person who allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence: (1) for not more than fifteen (15) days before a hearing is conducted unde…

Sec. 5. A hearing conducted under this chapter may be held before: (1) the administrator of the interstate compact for the supervision of persons in community corrections programs or a deputy of the administrator; or (2) any other person authorized under the laws of this state to…

Sec. 6. At a hearing conducted under this chapter, the person who has allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence: (1) is entitled to reasonable notice in writing of the nature and content of the allegations to be made, including notice that the purpo…

Sec. 7. A record of the proceedings under this chapter shall be made and preserved. As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. (a) If a person being supervised in another state under the interstate compact set forth in IC 11-12-8 (expired July 1, 2025) is alleged to have violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence, any appropriate judicial or administrative officer or agency in…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) An inmate who receives a sentence of death or life without parole under IC 35-50-2. (2) An inmate who has committed an offense described in IC 11-8-8-4.5. (3) A person convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in IC 35-…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, the years of an inmate's confinement are "consecutive" if: (1) the inmate has remained in the continuous custody of the department for the requisite length of time; or (2) the inmate would have remained in the continuous custody of the departm…

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.

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 w…

Sec. 5. (a) If the parole board determines that the inmate: (1) has been properly rehabilitated; and (2) has suitable plans to carry out if discharged; the parole board shall discharge the inmate from the custody of the department. An inmate who is released from confinement under…

Sec. 6. If the parole board denies an inmate's request to be discharged under this chapter, the inmate may petition for a new review not earlier than one (1) year after the parole board denies the request. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.

Sec. 7. The parole board or the department shall notify a registered crime victim in accordance with IC 11-8-7-2 if an inmate is discharged under this chapter. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.

Sec. 8. The department shall transmit the materials described in section 2 of this chapter to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.

Sec. 9. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11.