Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall establish a minimum security release program in which eligible committed offenders may be temporarily released from custody to: (1) work; (2) conduct a business or other self-employed occupation, including housekeeping or attending to family needs; (3) attend an academic or vocational training institution or program; (4) obtain medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment, including treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism; or (5) accomplish other purposes consistent with programs of the department. (b) An offender convicted of: (1) a violent crime (as defined in IC 5-2-6.1-8 ); or (2) a sex offense under IC 35-42-4 or IC 35-46-1-3 ; is not eligible to participate in a minimum security assignment that constitutes an assignment of the offender to a program requiring weekly reporting to a designated official.
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