§ 11-13-9-2 — Department's duty to identify inmates and provide certain information to the parole board

Indiana § 11-13-9-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: PROBATION AND PAROLE
• Ch. 9: Rehabilitation Based Discharge for Long Term Inmates

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(a) As used in this section, the years of an
inmate's confinement are "consecutive" if:
(1) the inmate has remained in the continuous custody of the
department for the requisite length of time; or
(2) the inmate would have remained in the continuous custody of
the department for the requisite length of time, but:
(A) was released from the custody of the department on the
basis of an erroneous court order; and
(B) returned to the custody of the department not later than
seventy-two (72) hours after the erroneous court order was
rescinded.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, as soon as practicable after an
inmate has been confined to the custody of the department for:
(1) twenty-five (25) consecutive years;
(2) twenty-four (24) consecutive years if the inmate has received
one (1) year of educational credit under IC 35-50-6-3.3;
(3) twenty-three (23) consecutive years if the inmate has received
two (2) years of educational credit under IC 35-50-6-3.3;
(4) twenty-two (22) consecutive years if the inmate has received
three (3) years of educational credit under IC 35-50-6-3.3; or
(5) twenty-one (21) consecutive years if the inmate has received
four (4) years of educational credit under IC 35-50-6-3.3;
the department shall identify the inmate to the parole board and provide
the parole board with the inmate's offender progress report.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.42-2010, SEC.1; P.L.228-2011, SEC.1; P.L.6-2012, SEC.79; P.L.74-2015, SEC.13.