The department may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate when, as established by department policies and procedures, there is cause to believe the inmate will honor the trust, by authorizing the inmate under prescribed conditions:
Terms Used In Utah Code 64-13-14.5
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Community correctional center: means a nonsecure correctional facility operated by the department, but does not include a behavioral health transition facility for the purposes of Section 64-13f-103. See Utah Code 64-13-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Correctional facility: means any facility operated to house offenders in a secure or nonsecure setting:
Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13-1
Inmate: means an individual who is:
(a)
committed to the custody of the department; and
(b)
housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the department. See Utah Code 64-13-1
Offender: means an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which the individual may be committed to the custody of the department and is at least one of the following:
to leave temporarily for purposes specified by department policies and procedures to visit specifically designated places for a period not to exceed 30 days;
(b)
to participate in a voluntary training program in the community while housed at a correctional facility or to work at paid employment;
(c)
to be housed in a nonsecure community correctional center operated by the department; or
(d)
to be housed in any other facility under contract with the department.
(2)
The department shall establish rules governing offenders on release status. A copy of the rules shall be furnished to the offender and to any employer or other person participating in the offender’s release program. Any employer or other participating person shall agree in writing to abide by the rules and to notify the department of the offender’s discharge or other release from a release program activity, or of any violation of the rules governing release status.
(3)
The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the department is an escape from custody.
(4)
If an offender is arrested for the commission of a crime, the arresting authority shall immediately notify the department of the arrest.
(5)
The department may impose appropriate sanctions pursuant to Section 64-13-21 upon offenders who violate guidelines established by the Utah Sentencing Commission, including prosecution for escape under Section 76-8-309 and for unauthorized absence.
(6)
An inmate who is housed at a nonsecure correctional facility and on work release may not be required to work for less than the current federally established minimum wage, or under substandard working conditions.
