Department of Correction

The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Frye’s HB 1065 on creating a regional holding facility. The bill provides that a county sheriff may contract with the Department of Correction (DOC) to transfer a confined jail offender from a county jail to a regional holding facility established and operated by the DOC if the county jail is overcrowded. The bill also states … [Read more...] about Regional holding facility

S.E.A. 239, P.L. 55 Effective: July 1, 2017 Provides that if the discharge or release date of an offender is changed during the 40-day notification period before an offender's planned discharge or release, the Department of Correction shall notify the victim as soon as possible, but not more than 48 hours after the change in the discharge or release date. The full law is available … [Read more...] about Victim notification

S.E.A. 387, P.L. 67 Effective: July 1, 2017 Changes Indiana Code references to the "superintendent" of a state penal facility or correctional institution to "warden". The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/387 … [Read more...] about Department of Correction wardens

H.E.A. 1010, P.L. 7 Effective: March 29, 2017 Amends the law limiting the circumstances under which a person convicted of a Level 6 felony can be committed to the Department of Correction (DOC). Provides that a person convicted of a Level 6 felony can be committed to the DOC if: (1) the commitment is due to the revocation of the person's sentence for violating probation, parole, or … [Read more...] about Commitment to the DOC for a Level 6 felony