Title 11, CORRECTIONS

Sec. 5.7. (a) The department shall assist a committed offender who has a mental illness or addictive disorder in securing treatment through an approved Medicaid program, as the authorized representative as described in IC 11-10-3-7 or as a health navigator under the requirements …

Sec. 6. (a) The department, during the ninety (90) days before a committed offender is: (1) released on parole; (2) assigned to a community transition program; (3) discharged from the department; or (4) released on probation; shall allow the committed offender to have Internet ac…

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "intermediary" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-18-1-3.5. (b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5. (c) Except as provided in subsections (g), (h), and (i), the department, during the one hun…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a county community corrections trust fund established under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.110-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) A county that operates a community corrections program may establish a county community corrections trust fund. (b) The county auditor shall administer a fund established under subsection (a). The county auditor shall deposit all proceeds of commissary sales made with…

Sec. 3. A fund established under section 2 of this chapter consists of the following: (1) The proceeds from commissary sales deposited into the fund under section 2 of this chapter. (2) Any amounts appropriated to the fund. (3) Any grants or gifts received by the county that are …

Sec. 4. Money in the fund may be used only for the following: (1) The inventory and operations of the commissary. (2) Rehabilitation and educational programming. (3) Facility improvements directly tied to community corrections programming. (4) Staff training and equipment. As add…

Sec. 5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, the community corrections agency for a county that establishes a fund under section 2 of this chapter shall submit an annual report to the county fiscal body. The annual report must include the following information: (1) The total amount o…

Sec. 6. The fund is subject to audit by the state board of accounts. The county auditor shall administer the fund in accordance with all applicable public record and government accounting standards. As added by P.L.110-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. The department shall develop a methodology for determining the average daily cost of incarcerating an offender. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The department shall determine the average daily cost of incarcerating an offender in: (1) the department; and (2) each county jail. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. The department shall provide each court with jurisdiction over felony and misdemeanor cases with a report enumerating the average daily costs of incarcerating an offender. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall update the report described in section 3 of this chapter twice each calendar year. However, if the average daily cost of incarcerating an offender deviates less than one percent (1%) from the previous cost determination, the department is not requ…

Sec. 5. The department may use the semiannual incarceration cost analysis of a county sheriff under IC 36-2-13-5 as the daily cost of incarcerating an offender in that county jail. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall annually conduct or contract with a third party to annually conduct an actuarially based study of projected costs of incarceration. (b) The study must: (1) consider: (A) the present and anticipated future costs of incarcerating the current inmate …

Sec. 7. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. Before January 1, 2007, the department may provide a transitional dormitory at any security facility approved by the commissioner. As added by P.L.213-2005, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) A transitional dormitory may provide programming and training in the following areas: (1) Drug addiction and alcoholism treatment. (2) Employment skills and vocations. (3) Personal responsibility. (4) Faith and religion. (5) Peer support. (6) Motivation. (b) Except as…

Sec. 3. (a) An offender who wishes to reside in a transitional dormitory must submit a written application to the director of the transitional dormitory. An application must be on a form prescribed by the department. (b) The director shall review each application and, not more th…

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall select a person to be the director of each transitional dormitory. The department may select a person to be a director who is employed by a faith based organization. (b) The director's responsibilities include the following: (1) Implement each pro…

Sec. 5. (a) The department shall include an evaluation report on the faith based transitional dormitory program in the annual report made under IC 11-8-2-5(a)(16). (b) The report described in subsection (a) must contain the following: (1) An extensive evaluation of the faith base…

Sec. 1. (a) An offender is not eligible for an offender reentry administrative account under this chapter if the offender's expected release date is after the date when the offender would be eighty (80) years of age, except if: (1) the offender's appeals have not been exhausted; …

Sec. 2. The part of an offender's earnings distributed under IC 11-10-6-3(d), IC 11-10-7-5(a)(6), or IC 11-10-8-6(a)(8) shall be deposited in the offender reentry administrative account of the offender. As added by P.L.104-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. The funds in the offender reentry administrative account of an offender may not be withdrawn before the offender's release or discharge from incarceration by the department. As added by P.L.104-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. When an offender is released or discharged from incarceration by the department, the department shall issue the offender a check for the balance in the offender's offender reentry administrative account. As added by P.L.104-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 5. Once an offender reentry administrative account has been established under this chapter, the account may not be closed until the offender is no longer confined with the department. As added by P.L.104-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. The department owes a fiduciary duty to an offender who has an offender reentry administrative account for any funds deposited into the offender's reentry administrative account. As added by P.L.104-2009, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bureau" refers to the department of correction ombudsman bureau established within the department of administration by IC 4-13-1.2-3. The term includes individuals approved to act in the capacity of ombudsmen by the department of correction ombud…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "ombudsman" means an employee of the bureau or an individual approved by the bureau to investigate and resolve complaints regarding the health and safety of any person, and violations by the department of specific laws, rules, or written policies.…

Sec. 3. The department shall provide an ombudsman with: (1) appropriate access to the records of an offender who files a complaint under this chapter; and (2) immediate access to any correctional facility administered or supervised by the department of correction. As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. The Indiana department of administration shall provide and maintain office space for the bureau. As added by P.L.292-2001, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. An ombudsman shall not investigate a complaint from an employee of the department that relates to the employee's employment relationship with the department. As added by P.L.292-2001, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. (a) The department may provide a specialized vocational program to train minimum security risk inmates in a trade that is capable of providing an inmate with employment paying a sustainable wage. (b) The specialized vocational program may include, but is not limited to, t…

Sec. 2. (a) The department may require the following criteria for admission into a specialized vocational program: (1) An inmate with less than twenty-four (24) months until the inmate's expected release date may be given preference for participation in the specialized vocational…

Sec. 3. (a) The warden may appoint a person to direct the specialized vocational program. Each facility that has a specialized vocational program must have a facility manager to direct the program. (b) The director shall do the following: (1) Establish and oversee the day to day …

Sec. 4. (a) An inmate who wishes to participate in a specialized vocational program must submit a written application to the director. The application must be on a form prescribed by the department. (b) The director shall review each application and, not more than thirty (30) day…

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Correctional facility" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-1.2-2-11. (2) "Pregnant inmate" means a confined person who is pregnant. (3) "Restraints" means any mechanical device used to control the movement of a p…

Sec. 2. Necessary prenatal and postnatal care and treatment shall be provided consistent with acceptable medical practice and standards. When possible, arrangements shall be made for children to be born in a hospital outside the correctional facility. If a child is born in a corr…

Sec. 3. (a) A correctional facility may restrain an inmate known to be pregnant if an individualized determination is made by the correctional facility that restraints are reasonably necessary for the legitimate safety and security needs of the pregnant inmate, staff, other inmat…

Sec. 4. The warden of each correctional facility housing a pregnant inmate shall ensure that staff members of the facility who come into contact with pregnant inmates incarcerated at the facility are provided training concerning the requirements under this chapter. As added by P.…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "addictive disorder" means a diagnosable chronic substance use disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychi…

Sec. 10. (a) A county that does not have a community corrections advisory board may form a forensic diversion advisory board. (b) A forensic diversion advisory board formed under subsection (a) shall consist of the following: (1) A judge exercising criminal jurisdiction in the co…

Sec. 11. (a) A person is eligible to participate in a pre-conviction forensic diversion program only if the person meets the following criteria: (1) The person has an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, an autism spectrum disorder, a mental illness, an addictive …

Sec. 12. (a) A person is eligible to participate in a post-conviction forensic diversion program only if the person meets the following criteria: (1) The person has an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, an autism spectrum disorder, a mental illness, an addictive…

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "account" means the forensic diversion program account established as an account within the state general fund by subsection (b). (b) The forensic diversion program account is established within the state general fund to administer and carry …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" means a: (1) community corrections advisory board, if there is one in the county; or (2) forensic diversion program advisory board, if there is not a community corrections advisory board in the county. As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC…