As used in this act,
- (a) "Witness" means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.
- (b) "Penal institution" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.
- (c) "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.
(from Ch. 38, par. 157-1)
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2171.)