§ 11-11-3-2 — Unlimited correspondence; exceptions; prior approval

Indiana § 11-11-3-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS AND
• Ch. 3: Correspondence, Censorship, and Visitation

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(a) A confined person may send and receive,
in any language, an unlimited amount of correspondence to or from any
person, except as provided by subsection (b).
(b) The department may require prior approval of correspondence
between a confined person and another person if the other person is on
parole or:
(1) is being held in a correctional facility;
(2) has been sentenced to a community corrections program;
(3) is being held in a county jail; or
(4) is participating in a work release program;
operated by the department, a county sheriff, a county, the United
States, or any state.
(c) If the department determines that the correspondence referred to
under subsection (b) is in the best interest of both the confined person
and the facility involved, such correspondence shall be permitted.
(d) When the department has prohibited correspondence referred to
under subsection (b) it shall follow the procedure for notification and
availability of the grievance procedure as provided in sections 4(d) and
4(e) of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4. Amended by
P.L.150-1983, SEC.1; P.L.101-2006, SEC.21.