(a)As used in this act:
(i)"Adult community correctional facility or
program" means a community based or community-oriented facility
or program which is operated either by a unit of local
government or by a nongovernmental agency which:
(A)May provide residential and nonresidential
accommodations and services for offenders, parolees and inmates;
(B)Provides programs and services to aid
offenders, parolees and inmates in obtaining and holding regular
employment, in enrolling in and maintaining academic courses, in
participating in vocational training programs, in utilizing the
resources of the community in meeting their personal and family
needs and in participating in whatever specialized treatment
programs exist within the community; and
(C)Provides supervision for offenders, parolee
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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adult community correctional facility or
program" means a community based or community-oriented facility
or program which is operated either by a unit of local
government or by a nongovernmental agency which:
(A) May provide residential and nonresidential
accommodations and services for offenders, parolees and inmates;
(B) Provides programs and services to aid
offenders, parolees and inmates in obtaining and holding regular
employment, in enrolling in and maintaining academic courses, in
participating in vocational training programs, in utilizing the
resources of the community in meeting their personal and family
needs and in participating in whatever specialized treatment
programs exist within the community; and
(C) Provides supervision for offenders, parolees
and inmates as required.
(ii) "Corrections board" means a community
corrections board created pursuant to this act;
(iii) "Inmate" means an adult serving a felony
sentence in any state penal institution or any correctional
facility operated pursuant to a contract under W.S. 7-22-102,
excluding any inmate who:
(A) At the time of consideration has any
criminal proceedings pending against him which could affect his
status as an inmate;
(B) Has been convicted of first degree murder;
(C) Is serving a term of life imprisonment; or
(D) Has been sentenced to death.
(iv) "Nongovernmental agency" means any person or
organization other than a unit of local government and includes
private profit and not for profit organizations;
(v) "Offender" means an adult who has entered a plea
of guilty or has been convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment or a felony, excluding any person who:
(A) At the time of consideration has any other
felony criminal proceedings pending against him;
(B) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to,
first degree murder;
(C) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a
crime punishable by life imprisonment; or
(D) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a
crime punishable by death.
(vi) "Unit of local government" means a county, city
or town;
(vii) "Department" means the state department of
corrections;
(viii) "Parolee" means an adult who has been granted
parole under W.S. 7-13-402;
(ix) "Validated risk-need assessment" means as
defined in W.S. 7-13-1101(a)(iii);
(x) "This act" means W.S. 7-18-101 through 7-18-115.