§ 11-13-6-5 — Supervision and assistance to offenders on parole

The department shall supervise and assist
offenders on parole. Its duties in this regard include:
(1) establishing methods and procedures in the administration of
parole, including investigation, supervision, workloads,
recordkeeping, and reporting;
(2) assisting offenders in making parole release plans;
(3) providing employment counseling and assistance in job and
residential placement;
(4) providing family and individual counseling and treatment
placement;
(5) providing financial counseling;
(6) providing vocational and educational counseling and
placement;
(7) supervising and assisting out of state parolees accepted under
an interstate compact; and
(8) cooperating with public and private agencies and with
individual citizens concerned with the treatment or welfare of
offenders and assisting the offender in obtaining services from
these agencies and citizens.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.