Sec. 3. Upon petition by the sheriff alleging that: (1) the local penal facility is overcrowded or otherwise physically inadequate to house inmates; and (2) another sheriff or the commissioner of the department of correction has agreed to accept custody of inmates from the sheriff; the court may order inmates transferred to the custody of the person who has agreed to accept custody. Whenever a transfer order is necessary under this section, only inmates serving a sentence after conviction for a crime may be transferred, unless the overcrowding or inadequacy of the facility also requires transfer of inmates awaiting trial or sentencing.
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