Title 11, CORRECTIONS

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "medical care expenses" refers to expenses relating to the following services provided to a county jail inmate: (1) Medical care. (2) Dental care. (3) Eye care. (4) Any other health care related service. (b) The medical care expenses of a pers…

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "medical care expenses" refers to expenses relating to the following services provided to a county jail inmate: (1) Medical care. (2) Dental care. (3) Eye care. (4) Any other health care related service. (b) Notwithstanding section 6 of this c…

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to the return of: (1) unused medications that meet the requirements of IC 25-26-13-25(k)(1) through IC 25-26-13-25(k)(6); and (2) unused medical devices or medical supplies that are used for prescription drug therapy and that meet the requirements…

Sec. 9. (a) This section is effective beginning September 1, 2015. (b) For an offender who is incarcerated for less than thirty (30) days, a sheriff, in consultation with the county executive or a person designated by the county executive, may: (1) assist an offender in applying …

Sec. 1. Where supervision of a parolee or probationer is being administered under IC 11-13-4 or IC 11-13-4.5, the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in this state shall notify the compact administrator of the sending state whenever, in their view, consideration sh…

Sec. 2. A hearing pursuant to this chapter may be before the administrator of the interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers, a deputy of the administrator, or any other person authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to hear cases of alleged parole …

Sec. 3. With respect to a hearing pursuant to this chapter the parolee or probationer: (1) shall have reasonable notice in writing of the nature and content of the allegations to be made, including notice that its purpose is to determine whether there is probable cause to believe…

Sec. 4. In a case of alleged parole or probation violation by a person being supervised in another state pursuant to the interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers, any appropriate judicial or administrative officer or agency in another state is authorize…

Sec. 1. A person committed to the department may not, without the express consent of the department: (1) conduct a private business on department grounds or use the services or resources of the department for a private enterprise; (2) use a department facility as the principal of…

Sec. 2. The department may grant an exception to section 1 of this chapter if appropriate after considering the general welfare and safety of: (1) the public; (2) other persons under its control; (3) the individual seeking the exception; and (4) the family of the individual seeki…

Sec. 1. (a) There is hereby established an industry advisory council to assist the department in determining the need for products, the estimated volume or number of units required, pricing policies, and other matters relating to sales or promotion of such products manufactured o…

Sec. 10. Claims for payment for supplies and services furnished by the correctional facilities to the industry programs during the applicable accounting period in the operation of offender employment programs established in those facilities shall be presented to the department. T…

Sec. 11. The department may contract with private persons or businesses, or governmental agencies and political subdivisions of the state, for the management of any industry program or activity operated for the employment of offenders. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amend…

Sec. 12. An offender employed in accordance with this chapter is subject to IC 22-2-5-3 and IC 22-2-9-8. As added by P.L.223-2013, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate industry programs for offenders designed to equip the participant with a marketable skill which will provide to the participant a means of earning a livelihood upon the participant's return to the community. The de…

Sec. 3. (a) A confined person may be required to keep the confined person's own living quarters clean and orderly. (b) A confined offender may be required to: (1) perform general maintenance work and assist in providing other services essential to the administration of the facili…

Sec. 5. Goods produced in whole or in part by committed persons in this state may be sold on the open market. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.

Sec. 6. (a) The industry products revolving fund is established. The department shall: (1) annually review the revolving fund for the purpose of determining whether the current level is adequate to meet the expenditures required to sustain offender employment programs; and (2) in…

records; annual budget Sec. 7. The department shall: (1) request the state budget agency to allocate, as needed, funds from the revolving fund for the cost of operating the department's industry programs for offender employment; (2) keep complete records showing all transactions …

Sec. 8. Any cash assets in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) remaining in the industry products revolving fund at the close of any fiscal year shall be paid into a special fund to be used for capital expenditures for the department or support of the…

Sec. 9. Upon the request of a state department, agency, or institution and with the approval of the state budget agency, funds appropriated to that department, agency, or institution for goods to be furnished by the department of correction may be wholly or partially advanced to …

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall adopt policies and procedures for the protection of committed persons, including: (1) the monitoring of committed persons whose presence in the general population of a facility or program constitutes a threat of physical danger to other persons; (…

Sec. 2. (a) The facilities of the department must comply with federal and state health, sanitation, safety, and fire laws applicable to dwellings, food establishments, eating facilities, and public buildings. (b) Each department facility shall be inspected: (1) at least annually …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to delinquent offenders. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. The department shall adopt, under IC 4-22-2, a procedure whereby a committed delinquent offender may be released on parole before the time when he must be unconditionally discharged from his commitment. The procedure must be consistent with this chapter and include: (1) t…

Sec. 3. (a) In determining whether parole will be granted or denied to an offender who is eligible for release on parole, the department shall afford the offender before that determination: (1) reasonable, advance written notice of the fact that he is being considered for release…

Sec. 4. (a) An offender released on parole remains on parole until he reaches twenty-one (21) years of age, unless his parole is revoked or he is discharged before that time by the department. The department may discharge him from his commitment any time after his release on paro…

Sec. 5. The department shall supervise and assist offenders on parole. Its duties in this regard include: (1) establishing methods and procedures in the administration of parole, including investigation, supervision, workloads, recordkeeping, and reporting; (2) assisting offender…

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section shall not be construed to limit victims' rights granted by IC 35-40 or any other law. (b) As used in this section, "sex offense" refers to a sex offense described in IC 11-8-8-5. (c) As used in this section, "victim" means a person who has suffered dire…

Sec. 6. (a) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist parolees may: (1) execute warrants issued by the department; (2) serve orders, subpoenas, and notices issued by the department; (3) conduct investigations necessary to the performance of the employee's dut…

Sec. 7. (a) If the department believes that a parolee has violated a condition of his parole, it may initiate parole revocation proceedings by: (1) issuing an order for the parolee to appear for a revocation hearing on the alleged violation; or (2) issuing a warrant for the arres…

Sec. 8. (a) Upon the arrest and confinement of a parolee for an alleged violation of a condition of parole, a person other than the one who reported or investigated the alleged violation or who recommended revocation shall hold a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is …

Sec. 9. (a) A parolee confined due to an alleged violation of his parole shall be afforded a parole revocation hearing by the department within sixty (60) days after his arrest. A parolee who is not confined and against whom is pending a charge of parole violation shall be afford…

Sec. 1. As used in the chapter, "registered crime victim" refers to a crime victim who registers to receive victim notification services under section 2(a)(3) of this chapter if the department establishes an automated victim notification system under this chapter. As added by P.L…

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall establish an automated victim notification system that must do the following: (1) Automatically notify a registered crime victim when a committed offender who committed the crime against the victim: (A) is assigned to a: (i) department facility; o…

Sec. 3. (a) The department must ensure that the offender information contained in an automated victim notification system is updated frequently enough to timely notify a registered crime victim that an offender has: (1) been released; (2) been discharged; or (3) escaped. (b) The …

Sec. 4. If the department establishes an automated victim notification system under this chapter, the department, in cooperation with the Indiana criminal justice institute: (1) may use money in the victim and witness assistance fund under IC 5-2-6-14(e); and (2) shall seek: (A) …

Sec. 5. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.64-2005, SEC.4.

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

Sec. 2. (a) The commissioner may establish programs for the employment of offenders by private persons. In establishing these programs, the commissioner may enter into agreements with any private person under which that person establishes, by construction, lease, or otherwise, fa…

Sec. 3. (a) Any agreement entered into between the commissioner and a private person under this chapter must provide that an offender employed by a private person under this chapter will be paid at least the prevailing wage for that type of work as established by the department o…

Sec. 4. A commercial enterprise established under this chapter is a private enterprise subject to laws governing the operation of similar enterprises in Indiana. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.193-2025, SEC.10.

Sec. 5. (a) The earnings of an offender employed under this chapter shall be surrendered to the department. This amount shall be distributed in the following order: (1) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the offender's gross earnings to be given to the offender or retained by …

Sec. 1. The department shall afford a confined person reasonable access to legal materials to enable him to research legal matters and prepare and file legal papers. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. The department shall provide an indigent confined person with free stationery, envelopes, postage, and notarial services for legal correspondence. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. A community corrections home detention fund is established in each county where supervision of home detention ordered under IC 35-38-1-21 is provided by a community corrections program. As added by P.L.98-1988, SEC.1.