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61 Pa.C.S. § 5003

Offenders who may be housed

Known as the Prisons and Parole Code

The act spans §§ 61–61 (235 sections).

(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

(a) Community corrections centers, parole violator centers and community corrections facilities.--The following offenders may be housed in community corrections centers, parole violator centers and community corrections facilities:

(1) An offender paroled by the board who is in good standing as defined in section 6101 (relating to definitions).

(2) An offender paroled by the board who:

(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), is detained or awaiting a hearing or who has been recommitted for a technical violation of the conditions of supervision if the offender is eligible to be housed in a community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility under section 6138 (relating to violation of terms of parole).

(ii) Subparagraph (i) shall not apply to an offender paroled by the board who is detained pending resolution of criminal charges as a convicted violator under section 6138(a) or awaiting a hearing or who has been recommitted.

(3) (Deleted by amendment).

(4) (Deleted by amendment).

(5) (Expired).

(b) Community corrections centers and community corrections facilities.--The following offenders may be housed in community corrections centers and community corrections facilities:

(1) An offender who is serving the community-based portion of a sentence in a State drug treatment program.

(2) An offender who has been granted clemency by the Governor.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.