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2019 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE
Chapter 50 - Community Corrections Centers and Community Corrections Facilities
Section 5005 - Authority of chairman

Universal Citation: 61 PA Cons Stat § 5005 (2019)
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§ 5005. Authority of chairman.

The chairman has the following authority:

(1) Designate community corrections centers or community corrections facilities where parolees are to be housed.

(2) Determine whether parolees are to be housed in a secured or unsecured portion of a community corrections center or community corrections facility.

(3) Determine, jointly with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, using evidence-based practices designed to reduce the likelihood of recidivism and improve public safety, the appropriate treatment and programming for parolees who are housed at community corrections centers and community corrections facilities.

(4) Audit, jointly with the secretary, the performance of treatment and services provided by community corrections centers and community corrections facilities.

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