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. (1) a person convicted of a felony other than a Level 6 felony; or
   2. (2) a person convicted of an offense under IC 9-30-15.5-1 .
2. (b) As used in this chapter, "overcrowded" means that the county jail is at one hundred percent (100%) capacity.

3. (c) As used in this chapter, "prisoner" means a criminal offender who is convicted of a crime and is:

   1. (1) serving a sentence for a conviction other than a Level 6 felony conviction; and
   2. (2) committed to the department of correction.

4. (d) As used in this chapter, "regional holding facility" means an existing facility that:

   1. (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. (2) does not include any prisoners from the general prison population who are committed to the department of correction;

   3. (3) provides treatment and counseling, if necessary, for the following:

      1. (A) drug and alcohol abuse; or
      2. (B) emotional or mental problems;

   4. (4) provides education, if necessary, including:

      1. (A) remedial programs;
      2. (B) programs in preparation for an Indiana high school equivalency diploma under IC 22-4.1-18 ; or
      3. (C) life skills;
   5. (5) provides vocational assessment designed to evaluate a participant's skill level and aptitudes for vocational and technical skill development; and
   6. (6) provides other evidence based programs designed to reduce recidivism.
5. (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.