Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "confined jail offender" means a person convicted of a Level 6 felony and sentenced to a period of imprisonment in a county jail. The term does not include:
(1) a person convicted of a felony other than a Level 6 felony; or
(2) a person convicted of an offense under IC 9-30-15.5-1.
(b) As used in this chapter, "overcrowded" means that the county jail is at one hundred percent (100%) capacity.
(c) As used in this chapter, "prisoner" means a criminal offender who is convicted of a crime and is:
(1) serving a sentence for a conviction other than a Level 6 felony conviction; and
(2) committed to the department of correction.
(d) As used in this chapter, "regional holding facility" means an existing facility that:
(1) is currently established and operated by the department for the purpose of housing a confined jail offender from a county jail when the county jail is overcrowded;
(2) does not include any prisoners from the general prison population who are committed to the department of correction;
(3) provides treatment and counseling, if necessary, for the following:
(A) drug and alcohol abuse; or
(B) emotional or mental problems;
(4) provides education, if necessary, including:
(A) remedial programs;
(B) programs in preparation for an Indiana high school equivalency diploma under IC 22-4.1-18; or
(C) life skills;
(5) provides vocational assessment designed to evaluate a participant's skill level and aptitudes for vocational and technical skill development; and
(6) provides other evidence based programs designed to reduce recidivism.
(e) As used in this chapter, "regional holding facility agreement" means an agreement described in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.239-2019, SEC.11.