Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to persons: (1) placed in a community corrections program; or (2) assigned to a community transition program. (b) This chapter does not apply to persons released on parole. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.105-2010, SEC.1.
Sec. 2. The department shall adopt rules for the maintenance of order and discipline among committed persons. These rules must describe the conduct for which disciplinary action may be imposed, the type of disciplinary action that may be taken, and the disciplinary procedure to be followed. These rules shall be made available to all committed […]
Sec. 3. The department may impose any of the following as disciplinary action: (1) A report, which may be made part of the person’s record. (2) Extra work. (3) Loss or limitation of privileges. (4) Change in work assignment. (5) Restitution. (6) Change in security classification. (7) Transfer to another facility or program. (8) Segregation […]
Sec. 4. The department may not impose the following as disciplinary action: (1) Corporal punishment. (2) Confinement without an opportunity for at least one (1) hour of exercise five (5) days each week outside of immediate living quarters, unless the department finds and documents that this opportunity will jeopardize the physical safety of the offender, […]
Sec. 5. (a) Before imposing any disciplinary action, the department shall afford the person charged with misconduct a hearing to determine his guilt or innocence and, if guilty, the appropriate action. The charged person may waive his right to a hearing. Also, before a charge is made, that person and a departmental employee may agree […]
Sec. 6. Disciplinary action may not be taken against a person before a determination of guilt. However, a person charged with misconduct may be confined or separated from the general population of the facility or program for a reasonable period of time if his continued presence in the general population poses a serious threat to […]
Sec. 7. (a) The need for and appropriateness of continued segregation of a person committed to the department under the laws of Indiana or another jurisdiction concerning custody of adults, and segregated from the general population upon a finding of misconduct, shall be reviewed by the department at least once every thirty (30) days. (b) […]
Sec. 8. Any of the rights or procedures enumerated in this chapter may be suspended upon declaration by the official in charge of the facility or program that there exists an emergency situation threatening the general security of the facility or program. The rights or procedures again apply upon declaration by the official in charge […]
