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Ind. Code § 35-50-1-6 — Placement in secure private facility
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: General Provisions, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-50-1-6
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
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 .
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