Ind. Code § 11-8-3-1
Contract for services for committed persons
(a) The department may contract with any city, county, state, or federal authority, or with other public or private organizations, for:
- (1) the custody, care, confinement, or treatment of committed persons; or
- (2) subject to subsection (e), the provision of other correctional or related services to committed persons.
- (b) Before transferring a committed person to the custody, care, or control of an agency or organization under such a contract, the department must approve the receiving facility or program as suitable for the supervision and care of the person.
- (c) The department may contract with individuals for the provision of services to the department.
(d) To fund contracts under this section the department may use:
- (1) its regular budgeted monies; and
- (2) if applicable, monies deducted from the person's earnings under IC 11-10-7-5 or IC 11-10-8-6 .
(e) After June 30, 2022, the department may not enter into or renew a contract with a provider of inmate calling services for the provision of inmate calling services at a correctional facility unless the terms of the contract comply with IC 24-5-27 . Any term, condition, or provision that:
- (1) is included in a contract that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2022, for the provision of inmate calling services at a correctional facility; and
(2) violates IC 24-5-27 ;
is void.
(f) After June 30, 2022, a county owning or operating a correctional facility may not enter into or renew a contract with a provider of inmate calling services for the provision of inmate calling services at the correctional facility unless the terms of the contract comply with IC 24-5-27 . Any term, condition, or provision that:
- (1) is included in a contract that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2022, for the provision of inmate calling services at the correctional facility; and
(2) violates IC 24-5-27 ;
is void.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.34-2022, SEC.1.