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.
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