(A) The director of the department, guided by consideration for the safety of the community and the welfare of the inmate, shall promulgate regulations, according to procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act, for the shock incarceration program. The regulations must reflect the purpose of the program and include, but are not limited to, selection criteria, inmate discipline, programming and supervision, and program structure and administration. (B) A program may be established only at an institution classified by the director as a shock incarceration facility. (C) The department shall undertake studies and prepare reports periodically on the impact of a program and on whether the programmatic objectives are met HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 608, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 444; 1995 Act No. 83, Section 34.
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