Institutional rehabilitation programs – Eligibility

(a) If a defendant is sentenced to confinement in a local jail or workhouse, the sheriff or other authority having jurisdiction of the institution shall be empowered and may place the defendant on the rehabilitative programs for which the defendant is eligible under rules and regulations adopted by the institution. (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.(b) If a defendant is sentenced to confinement in an institution of the department of correction, the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee having jurisdiction of the institution shall be empowered and may place the defendant on the rehabilitation program for which the defendant is eligible under the policies and procedures of the department.