SB 196 Indiana Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Residency status of prisoners.

Summary
Provides that a person in charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place of detention (person) shall attempt to determine the legal residency status of a prisoner. Requires the person to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make a residency status query under certain circumstances. Provides that if DHS requests to interview a prisoner regarding the prisoner's residency status, the jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place of detention shall accommodate the request. Provides that if DHS notifies a person that a prisoner is the subject of a detainer or administrative warrant, the following must occur: (1) The person shall petition a circuit or superior court regarding the detainer or warrant. (2) The circuit or superior court shall order the prisoner to be detained for 48 hours if the prisoner is the subject of the detainer or warrant.
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Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Last action Jan 6, 2020
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