§ 94.5. Notification process.
(a) If the facility manager approves an inmate’s application for prerelease transfer, the facility manager shall notify the sentencing judge or if the sentencing judge is unavailable, the sentencing court, and the prosecuting district attorney’s office by certified mail, of the inmate’s proposed prerelease program. Comments will be considered.
(b) If the inmate has not finished his minimum sentence and an objection is received from the judge, or court if the judge is unavailable, within 30 days of the receipt of the proposed prerelease plan, representatives of the Department will contact the judge or court and if necessary arrange for a meeting to attempt to resolve the disagreement. If, within 20 days of the Department’s receipt of the objections, the judge or court does not withdraw the objection and the Department does not withdraw its proposal for transfer, or the judge and the Department do not agree on an alternate proposal for transfer, the Department will refer the matter to the Board for a hearing in accordance with section 2 of the act of July 16, 1968 (P. L. 351, No. 173) (61 P. S. § 1052).
Authority The provisions of this § 94.5 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186).
Source The provisions of this § 94.5 adopted February 17, 1984, effective February 18, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 534; amended December 21, 2001, effective December 22, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 6932; amended April 15, 2005, effective April 16, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 2279. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (286450).
Cross References This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 94.3 (relating to procedures for participation in prerelease programs).
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