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     244.172 Challenge incarceration program; Phases I to III.

    Subdivision 1.    Phase I.  Phase I of the program lasts 
 at least six months.  The offender must be confined in a state 
 correctional facility designated by the commissioner and must 
 successfully participate in all intensive treatment, education 
 and work programs required by the commissioner.  The offender 
 must also submit on demand to random drug and alcohol testing at 
 time intervals set by the commissioner.  Throughout phase I, the 
 commissioner must severely restrict the offender's telephone and 
 visitor privileges. 

    Subd. 2.    Phase II.  Phase II of the program lasts at 
 least six months.  The offender shall serve this phase of the 
 offender's sentence in an intensive supervision and surveillance 
 program established by the commissioner.  The commissioner may 
 impose such requirements on the offender as are necessary to 
 carry out the goals of the program.  Throughout phase II, the 
 offender must be required to submit to drug and alcohol tests 
 randomly or for cause, on demand of the supervising agent.  The 
 commissioner shall also require the offender to report daily to 
 a challenge incarceration agent or program staff. 

    Subd. 3.    Phase III.  Phase III continues until the 
 commissioner determines that the offender has successfully 
 completed the program or until the offender's sentence, minus 
 jail credit, expires, whichever comes first.  If an offender 
 successfully completes phase III of the challenge incarceration 
 program before the offender's sentence expires, the offender 
 shall be placed on supervised release for the remainder of the 
 sentence.  The commissioner shall set the level of the 
 offender's supervision based on the public risk presented by the 
 offender. 

    HIST: 1992 c 513 art 9 s 5; 1992 c 571 art 11 s 7,17; 1993 c 
 326 art 8 s 11,12; 1994 c 636 art 6 s 20; 1996 c 408 art 8 s 7; 
 2000 c 299 s 5 

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