Section 7-18-101 – Short Title.
7-18-101. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Adult Community Corrections Act”.
Section 7-18-102 – Definitions.
7-18-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Adult community correctional facility or program” means a community based or community-oriented facility or program which is operated either by a unit of local government or by a nongovernmental agency which: (A) May provide residential and nonresidential accommodations and services for offenders, parolees and inmates; (B) […]
Section 7-18-103 – Establishment and Operation of Facilities and Programs by Local Governments; Screening Procedures; Acceptance or Rejection of Offenders, Parolees or Inmates.
7-18-103. Establishment and operation of facilities and programs by local governments; screening procedures; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates. (a) Any unit of local government may establish, maintain and operate adult community correctional facilities and programs deemed necessary to serve its own needs and may enter into contracts or agreements with a corrections […]
Section 7-18-104 – Establishment and Operation of Facilities or Programs by Nongovernmental Agencies; Required Governmental Approval; Acceptance or Rejection of Offenders, Parolees or Inmates.
7-18-104. Establishment and operation of facilities or programs by nongovernmental agencies; required governmental approval; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates. (a) If approved as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a nongovernmental agency may establish, maintain and operate an adult community correctional facility and program and may contract with a corrections board […]
Section 7-18-105 – Establishment of County Boards; Membership; Terms of Office; Compensation; Meetings; Officers.
7-18-105. Establishment of county boards; membership; terms of office; compensation; meetings; officers. (a) A county may establish, or two (2) or more counties may agree to establish jointly, a community corrections board in accordance with this act. (b) A corrections board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the county commissioners. When two (2) […]
Section 7-18-106 – Powers and Duties of Boards.
7-18-106. Powers and duties of boards. (a) Subject to this act, a corrections board may: (i) Contract with the department to accept offenders, parolees and inmates for placement in an adult community correctional facility or program operating under a contract for services with the corrections board within the county or counties served by the corrections […]
Section 7-18-107 – Required Guidelines in Contracts; Review by Local Government.
7-18-107. Required guidelines in contracts; review by local government. (a) Every contract for services entered into pursuant to this act between a corrections board and a local unit of government or a nongovernmental agency shall provide guidelines for the operation of the adult community correctional facility or program and minimum standards for the services provided, […]
Section 7-18-108 – Placement of Offender in Program by Court; Placement by Department as Administrative Sanction.
7-18-108. Placement of offender in program by court; placement by department as administrative sanction. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, following an eligible adult offender’s conviction or his plea of guilty, the sentencing court may, as a condition of probation, order that the offender participate in a residential or nonresidential adult community correctional […]
Section 7-18-109 – Transfer of Inmate to Facility by Department.
7-18-109. Transfer of inmate to facility by department. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, and upon recommendation of the warden or superintendent of the institution, the department may transfer an adult inmate to a residential adult community correctional facility. (b) A transfer of an inmate to a residential adult community correctional facility under […]
Section 7-18-110 – Authority of Department of Corrections to Contract for Services.
7-18-110. Authority of department of corrections to contract for services. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may, by negotiation without competitive bids or by competitive bidding, contract with any community corrections board created under this act, to provide services for: (i) Convicted felony offenders ordered by a sentencing court to participate in adult community […]
Section 7-18-111 – Duties of Department of Corrections.
7-18-111. Duties of department of corrections. (a) The department shall: (i) Establish minimum facility standards for residential adult community correctional facilities operated by any entity receiving funds under this act; (ii) Establish minimum standards for adult community correctional programs; (iii) Review and evaluate all adult community correctional facilities and programs funded under this act; (iv) […]
Section 7-18-112 – Escape.
7-18-112. Escape. (a) An offender, parolee or an inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he: (i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the time prescribed to an adult community correctional facility […]
Section 7-18-113 – Confinement of Violators.
7-18-113. Confinement of violators. If the administrator of an adult community correctional facility or any other appropriate supervising authority has cause to believe that an offender, parolee or inmate placed in an adult community correctional facility has violated any rule or condition of that person’s placement in that facility or any term of post-release supervision […]
Section 7-18-114 – Record and Disbursement of Wages; Exemption From Process; Confidentiality of Amount.
7-18-114. Record and disbursement of wages; exemption from process; confidentiality of amount. (a) Wages earned by an inmate, parolee or offender while in an adult community corrections program shall be retained and accounted for by the program operator and shall be disbursed for the purposes provided in this subsection and in the order specified: (i) […]
Section 7-18-115 – Assignment of Parolee to Program by State Board of Parole; Placement by Department as Administrative Sanction.
7-18-115. Assignment of parolee to program by state board of parole; placement by department as administrative sanction. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the state board of parole may, as a condition of parole, require a parolee to participate in a residential or nonresidential adult community correctional program during all or any part […]