§ 11-8-4-2

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:'State' means a state of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.'Sending state' means a state party to this compact in which conviction or court commitment was had.'Receiving state' means a state party to this compact to which an inmate is sent for confinement other than a state in which conviction or court commitment was had.'Inmate' means a male or female offender who is committed, under sentence to or confined in a penal or correctional institution.'Institution' means a penal or correctional facility, including but not limited to, a facility for individuals with a mental illness in which inmates may lawfully be confined.As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.38.