Indiana § 35-50-1-6 - Placement in secure private facility
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§ 35-50-1-6. Placement in secure private facility
Sec. 6. (a) Before a person who has been convicted of an offense and committed to the department of correction is assigned to a department of correction program or facility under IC 11-10-1, the sentencing court may recommend that the department of correction place the person in a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-223) if:
(1) the person was less than sixteen (16) years of age on the date of sentencing; and
(2) the court determines that the person would benefit from the treatment offered by the facility.
(b) A secure private facility may terminate a placement and request the department of correction to reassign a convicted person to another department of correction facility or program.
(c) When a convicted person becomes twenty-one (21) years of age or if a secure private facility terminates a placement under subsection (b) a convicted person shall:
(1) be assigned to a department of correction facility or program under IC 11-10-1-3(b); and
(2) serve the remainder of the sentence in the department of correction facility or program.
(d) A person who is placed in a secure private facility under this section:
(1) is entitled to earn educational credit and good time credit under IC 35-50-6; and
(2) may be deprived of earned educational credit and good time credit as provided under rules adopted by the department of correction under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.79-1994, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.154; P.L.1-2002, SEC.151; P.L.74-2015, SEC.28; P.L.145-2026, SEC.244.
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Section 35-50-1-6 ("Placement in secure private facility") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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