Section 210IAC5-1-2. Release recommendation by the facility; committee criteria for granting release

   (a) Criteria for community supervision shall be based on the following:

(1) The committing offense.

(2) Facility adjustment.

(3) Achievement of treatment goals established according to the juvenile's individual risk and needs.

The treatment staff shall review the juvenile's progress at regular intervals. Upon completion of facility requirements as approved by the facility head, the juvenile shall be recommended for community supervision consideration to the facility administrative review committee.

  (b) Requirements for discharge from commitment shall be as follows:

(1) Determinate sentence juveniles shall be discharged by the administrative review committee in accordance with the commitment order.

(2) Juveniles who are at least eighteen (18) years of age may be considered for community supervision or discharge by the administrative review committee.

  (c) The commissioner, pursuant to authority vested in him or her under IC 11-8-2-5(b)(2), may designate the authority to release or discharge juveniles from commitment. When a release from commitment is by discharge, the commissioner, or his or her designee, shall certify the discharge to the clerk of the committing court.

  (d) The commissioner shall designate a person or persons to:

(1) release juveniles from a contract facility via community supervision or discharge; and

(2) discharge all juveniles from community supervision.

(Department of Correction; 210 IAC 5-1-2; filed Apr 17, 1985, 9:45 am: 8 IR 1125; readopted filed Nov 15, 2001, 10:42 a.m.: 25 IR 1269; filed Jun 17, 2003, 9:25 a.m.: 26 IR 3545; readopted filed Dec 2, 2009, 2:18 p.m.: 20091223-IR-210090805RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2016, 1:33 p.m.: 20161214-IR-210160376RFA)