S.E.A. 173, P.L. 73-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Allows the Department of Correction to establish a specialized vocational program to train minimum security risk inmates in certain trades that are capable of providing inmates with employment paying a sustainable wage. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/173 … [Read more...] about DOC specialized vocational program
Sentence modification
S.E.A. 174, P.L. 164-2015 Effective: May 5, 2015 Makes a person who commits an offense before July 1, 2014, eligible for sentence modification on the same terms as a person sentenced on or after that date. Provides that a violent criminal, as defined, may file one petition for sentence modification without the consent of the prosecuting attorney if the petition is filed within 365 … [Read more...] about Sentence modification
Credit time
S.E.A. 175, P.L. 164-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Defines "accrued credit", "credit time", "educational credit", and "good time credit", and applies these definitions uniformly in the criminal code and the corrections code. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/175 … [Read more...] about Credit time
Appeals by the attorney general
S.E.A. 261, P.L. 110-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Specifies the circumstances under which the state can appeal in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/261 … [Read more...] about Appeals by the attorney general
Inmate correspondence
S.E.A. 285, P.L. 78-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Allows a confined person to elect to use another method of correspondence offered by the Department of Correction instead of using stationery, envelopes, and postage provided by the department. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/285 … [Read more...] about Inmate correspondence