Introduced Version




HOUSE BILL No. 1233

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 11-11-3-5.

Synopsis: Stationery and postage for indigent offenders. Provides that the department of correction (DOC) shall provide every indigent offender, without cost, a reasonable amount of stationery, envelopes, and postage for transmission of correspondence. Provides that other offenders may purchase stationery, envelopes, and postage, and that all offenders may use interoffice mail to communicate with the DOC and with other agencies of state government. Specifies that the DOC shall provide offenders with the ability to prepare and send legal mail without charge. (Under current law, the DOC is required to provide all offenders with stationery, envelopes, and postage.)

Effective: July 1, 2010.



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    January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation.




Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1233


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 11-11-3-5; (10)IN1233.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 11-11-3-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 5. (a) The department shall provide a confined person, without cost, a reasonable amount of stationery, envelopes, and postage for transmission of correspondence, and shall make available for purchase by incarcerated offenders additional stationery, envelopes, and postage.
     (b) In accordance with rules adopted by the department, the department shall provide every indigent offender, without cost, a reasonable amount of stationery, envelopes, and postage for transmission of correspondence.
    (c) In accordance with rules adopted by the department, offenders shall have the ability to use interoffice mail without charge to correspond with the department and with other agencies of state government.
    (d) In accordance with rules adopted by the department, offenders shall have the ability to prepare and send legal mail without charge.
    (e) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.