IN SB0227

Establishes independent disciplinary hearing boards at each Indiana Department of Correction facility, consisting of three governor-appointed members who cannot be DOC employees

Requires the governor to appoint an independent hearing officer at each correctional facility to review conduct reports, conduct screening and disposition hearings, and provide requested evidence to the board

Allows confined offenders charged with misconduct to select up to two lay advocates for representation during disciplinary hearings, increased from the previous limit of one

Expands offender rights to confront and cross-examine witnesses by removing previous exceptions that allowed limiting cross-examination based on witness unavailability or potential harm

Requires disclosure of adverse witness identities and witness statements to charged offenders, with limited exceptions for facility security concerns