House Journal: Page 1848: Wednesday, April 26, 2000
45 history, the causes of the inmate's criminal acts and
46 recommendations for the inmate's custody, care,
47 training, employment, and counseling with a view to
48 rehabilitation and to the protection of society. To
49 facilitate the work of the center and to aid in the
50 rehabilitation of the inmates, the trial judge,
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1 prosecuting attorney, and presentence investigators
2 shall furnish the director upon request with any
3 previously authorized presentence investigation report
4 and a full statement of facts and circumstances
5 attending the commission of the offense so far as
6 known or believed by them. If the department develops
7 and utilizes an inmate classification system, it must,
8 within a reasonable time, present evidence from
9 independent experts as to the effectiveness and
10 validity of the classification system.
11 Sec. 11. Section 904.405, Code 1999, is amended to
12 read as follows:
13 904.405 TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONY.
14 The director shall cause the testimony taken at the
15 investigation to be transcribed and recorded. The
16 recording of the testimony shall not be transcribed
17 unless the testimony is part of a case that is
18 appealed or an interested party requests a transcript.
19 The recording of the testimony, or the transcription
20 thereof, shall be filed and maintained in the
21 director's office at the seat of government within ten
22 days after the testimony is taken, or as soon as
23 practicable, and when filed the testimony shall be
24 open for the inspection of any person for at least
25 five years from the date the testimony is taken or the
26 date of a final decision in a case involving the
27 testimony, whichever is later.
28 Sec. 12. Section 904.508, subsections 1 and 2,
29 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows:
30 1. The superintendent of each institution shall
31 receive and care for any property an inmate may
32 possess on the inmate's person upon entering the
33 institution, and on the discharge of the inmate,
34 return the property to the inmate or the inmate's
35 legal representatives, unless the property has been
36 previously disposed of according to the inmate's
37 written designation or policies prescribed by the
38 board. The superintendent may place an inmate's money
39 at interest, keeping an account of the money and
40 returning the remaining money upon discharge.
41 2. The director shall establish and maintain an
42 inmate savings fund in an interest-bearing account for
43 the deposit of all or part of an inmate's allowances,
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