61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5001

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CHAPTER 50

COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTERS AND COMMUNITY

CORRECTIONS FACILITIES

Sec.

5001. Definitions.

5002. Department.

5003. Offenders who may be housed.

5004. Authority of Commonwealth employees.

5005. Authority of chairman.

5006. Escape.

5007. Certain offenders residing in group-based homes.

5008. Reporting.

Enactment. Chapter 50 was added July 5, 2012, P.L.1050, No.122, effective in 180 days.

Cross References. Chapter 50 is referred to in sections 4103, 4701, 6101 of this title.

§ 5001. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Board." The Pennsylvania Parole Board.

"Chairman." The chairman of the Pennsylvania Parole Board.

"Community corrections center." A residential program that is supervised and operated by the department in accordance with this chapter.

"Community corrections facility." A residential facility operated by a private contractor that:

(1) houses offenders pursuant to a contract with the department; and

(2) is operated in accordance with this chapter.

(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Barge v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

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Barge v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole (2014) pa “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 5001. .As of now, the named appellants have all been released, either on parole or by having reached their maximum sentence release date.”

Com. v. Lehman, R. (2022) pasuperct · cites it 4× “See 61 Pa.C.S. § 5001. The parties also seem to agree that Lehman was not a “prisoner” or “confined” at the time of his overdose.”

Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lehman, R. (2024) pa · cites it 2× “” 61 Pa. C.S. § 5001. A “community corrections facility,” on the other hand, is defined as “[a] residential facility operated by a private contractor that .”

J.L. Durham v. PA BPP (2018) pacommwct “61 Pa. C.S. §§ 5001– application of Joshua M.”

D.S. Provance v. PBPP (2018) pacommwct “” Section 5001 of the Parole Code, 61 Pa. C.S. § 5001. spent at Gateway Braddock Community Corrections Center (Gateway).”

T.A. Hayes v. PA DOC (2018) pacommwct “” 61 Pa. C.S. § 5001. 5 Although Petitioners do not use the phrase equal protection in the Petition, we can reasonably interpret their claims as equal protection violation claims.”

M. Wilhelm v. PPB (2022) pacommwct “” 61 Pa. C.S. § 5001. Per the Department of Corrections’ administrative regulations, a “community corrections center” is a “minimum-security community- oriented facility operated or contracted by the Department for the purpose of facilitating special programs.”

Com. of PA, DOC, DGS & DHS v. S. Heidelberg Twp. ZHB v. S. Heidelberg Twp. (2022) pacommwct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 5001. We add that the Commonwealth has also owned and operated a state hospital for mental health treatment on the premises since the 19th century.”

R.D. Leymeister v. PPB (2024) pacommwct “” 61 Pa. C.S. § 5001. Per the Department of Corrections’ administrative regulations, a “community corrections center” is a “minimum-security community-oriented facility operated or contracted by the Department for the purpose of facilitating special programs.”

J. Shivers v. PPB (2026) pacommwct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 5001. A “community corrections facility,” on the other hand, is defined as “[a] residential facility operated by a private contractor that: (1) houses offenders pursuant to a contract with [DOC]; and (2) is operated in accordance with this chapter.”

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