§ 35-38-6-4 — Confinement of convicted person; segregation of female prisoner; visits by certain persons

Indiana § 35-38-6-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING DISMISSAL,
• Ch. 6: Execution of Death Sentence

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(a) The convicted person shall be confined in
the state prison until the date of the convicted person's execution. The
convicted person may temporarily be held in a maximum security
facility for security purposes or during renovation of the state prison.
A convicted female shall be confined in a maximum security women's
prison until not more than thirty (30) days before the date of her
execution. A convicted female shall be segregated from male prisoners
after her transfer from the women's prison.
(b) The convicted person's:
(1) attorney;
(2) physician;
(3) relatives;
(4) friends; and
(5) spiritual advisor;
may visit the convicted person while the convicted person is confined.
The department of correction shall adopt rules, under IC 4-22-2,
governing such visits.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.20-2002, SEC.4.