§353-8  Conditional release centers forcommitted persons.  (a)  The director may establish and operate facilitiesto be known as conditional release centers, either operated separately, or aspart of community correctional centers.

(b)  The purpose of such facilities is toprovide housing, meals, supervision, guidance, furloughs, and othercorrectional programs for persons committed to the department of public safetyand to give committed persons, in selected cases, a chance to begin adjustmentto life in a free society and to serve as a test of an individual's fitness forrelease on parole.

(c)  The department shall notify the countyprosecutors and police chiefs whenever a person committed for an offenseagainst the person as described in chapter 707, or any convicted felon, isadmitted to a work furlough, conditional release, or similar program. Notification shall be transmitted in writing no later than thirty days prior tothe commencement of the program and shall list the conditions pertaining thereto. For parole violators who are recommitted to prison for less than thirty days orwho are placed on a work furlough, conditional release, or similar program,notification as described above shall be transmitted in writing on the nextworking day after recommitment or placement in a program.

(d)  Additionally, whenever the departmentadmits a committed person who has been convicted of an offense against theperson as described in chapter 707, or of an attempt to commit such an offense,to a work furlough program, conditional release program, or other similarprograms, it shall give written notice to each victim of the offense, who hasmade written request for such notice, of the admission of the committed personto the program.  Notice shall be given to the victim at the address given onthe request for notice or such address as may be provided to the department bythe victim from time to time.  Neither the failure of any state officer oremployee to carry out the requirements of this section nor compliance with itshall subject the State or the officer or employee to liability in any civilaction.  However, such failure may provide a basis for such disciplinary actionas may be deemed appropriate by competent authority. [L 1987, c 338, pt of §3;am L 1989, c 211, §8; am L 1992, c 64, §1; am L 1993, c 21, §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Registration of sex offenders and other covered offenders,see chapter 846E.