210 IAC 1-9-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions shall be applicable for the operations of literacy standards and minimum security release. Minimum Security Release Program: Work release, regulated community assignment, or special assignment to a work release center. Reading: Includes comprehension and vocabulary. Writing: Language mechanics. Handicapped: An offender who, in the judgement of psychological/psychiatric or education staff is potentially learning disabled, mentally or developmentally impaired to the extent that he/she is incapable of achieving minimum literacy competency. Intake Unit: The department facility which receives the offender for initial classification. For these purposes, the intake units are the reception diagnostic center and Indiana women's prison. Minimum Literacy Requirement: Competency level determined by the department of correction and the Indiana adult literacy coalition in the areas of reading and writing.