2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 122C-312. Voluntary admissions and discharges of inmates of the Department of Correction.

§ 122C‑312.  Voluntary admissions and discharges of inmates of the Department of Correction.

Inmates in the custody of the Department of Correction may seek voluntary admission to State facilities for the mentally ill or substance abusers. The provisions of Part 2 of this Article shall apply except that an admission may be accomplished only when the Secretary and the Secretary of the Department of Correction jointly agree to the inmate's request. When an inmate is admitted he shall be discharged in accordance with the provisions of Part 2 of this Article except that an inmate who is ready for discharge, but still under a term of incarceration, shall be discharged only to an official of the  Department of Correction. The Department of Correction is responsible  for the security and cost of transporting inmates to and from facilities under the provisions of this section. (1979, c. 547; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)