CHAPTER 2. BOOT CAMP CRITERIA AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
IC 11-14-2
Chapter 2. Boot Camp Criteria and Program Administration
IC 11-14-2-1
Purpose of program
Sec. 1. The boot camp program for youthful offenders is
established within the department to:
(1) improve the chances of correction and successful return to
the community for youthful offenders committed to the
department by:
(A) preventing the offender's association with older and
more experienced criminals; and
(B) providing the offenders with skills for living and
rehabilitation; and
(2) provide a commitment alternative to the department and the
courts for dealing with youthful offenders who are considered
to be capable of successful integration into the community after
receiving rigorous training for that task.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-2
Number accommodated; personnel
Sec. 2. (a) The boot camp must accommodate at least one hundred
(100) but not more than one hundred twenty (120) youthful offenders
who are designated by the department to participate in the program.
(b) The department shall employ appropriately trained personnel
to administer the boot camp.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-3
Facilities; separation
Sec. 3. The department shall develop and implement the boot
camp at a facility or facilities determined by the department.
However, a boot camp facility used by the department must be
separated by means of fencing or distance from a facility that houses
nonparticipants in boot camp.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-4
Selection of offenders; rules
Sec. 4. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
concerning criteria for the selection by the department of youthful
offenders to participate in boot camp, including the following:
(1) A participant must not have a physical limitation that would
preclude participation in strenuous activity.
(2) A participant must not be mentally impaired.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-5
Services provided by camp; rules
Sec. 5. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that
ensure the boot camp provides the following for participants:
(1) A paramilitary environment emphasizing discipline,
physical development, value modification, treatment
intervention, and meaningful assignments.
(2) An opportunity for a participant to:
(A) learn self-discipline, self-respect, and personal
accountability;
(B) acquire a positive work ethic and job skills; and
(C) form habits of cleanliness and hygiene.
(3) Treatment and counseling, if necessary, for the following:
(A) Drug and alcohol abuse.
(B) Emotional or mental problems.
(4) Education, including the following:
(A) Remedial programs.
(B) Programs in preparation for a state of Indiana general
educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-20-6.
(C) Life skills.
(5) Vocational assessment designed to evaluate a participant's
skill level and aptitudes for vocational and technical skill
development.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-1995, SEC.1;
P.L.1-2005, SEC.126.
IC 11-14-2-6
Administration of camp; rules
Sec. 6. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for
administering the boot camp, including the following:
(1) Disciplinary procedures.
(2) Program requirements.
(3) A system for classifying and assigning participants.
(4) Procedures for the systematic review of participants,
including:
(A) continuing performance evaluations by all staff who
have direct contact with a participant;
(B) regularly scheduled review and evaluation of a
participant by a facility review committee; and
(C) progress reports, based upon review and evaluation of a
participant, to be submitted every thirty (30) days to the
probation department for the sentencing court.
(5) Establishment of automated case files capable of interfacing
with other offender information services provided by the
department.
(6) Other procedures necessary for the administration of boot
camp.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-7
Admission date
Sec. 7. The department shall admit new participants on the first
working day of each month.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-8
Number admitted
Sec. 8. The department shall admit not more than forty (40)
participants a month.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-9
Length of participation
Sec. 9. (a) A participant shall participate in boot camp for exactly
one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days.
(b) A participant does not earn:
(1) credit under any statute or rule; or
(2) any other benefit;
that reduces the period of boot camp participation below one hundred
twenty (120) days.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-10
Summary punishment; record and statement of fact
Sec. 10. The department shall maintain a written record and
statement of fact concerning summary punishment of a participant.
Copies of the record and statement shall be sent to the probation
department for the sentencing court.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-11
Withdrawal or expulsion; notification of court
Sec. 11. (a) A participant may voluntarily withdraw from the boot
camp.
(b) The department shall notify the sentencing court of a
participant who voluntarily withdraws or is expelled from boot camp.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-12
Expulsion; grounds; statement to court
Sec. 12. (a) A participant may be expelled from boot camp if
program personnel find the participant:
(1) has committed misconduct under rules adopted by the
department; or
(2) has failed to adapt to the boot camp regimen and program.
(b) If a participant is expelled from boot camp, the department
shall submit to the sentencing court a statement describing the
circumstances leading to the expulsion of the participant.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-13
Failure to complete camp; return to correctional facility
Sec. 13. A youthful offender who fails to successfully complete
boot camp shall be returned to the general population of a
correctional facility designated by the department to serve the
remainder of the youthful offender's sentence.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-14
Approved nonparticipation; completion time
Sec. 14. If a youthful offender is unable to participate in boot
camp due to circumstances approved by the department, the time
spent in nonparticipation may be excluded from the calculation of the
time required to successfully complete boot camp.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.
IC 11-14-2-15
Sentence served before placement; completion
Sec. 15. Any part of a sentence of a youthful offender served
before placement in boot camp may not be counted toward program
completion.
As added by P.L.94-1990, SEC.1.