{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-251.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 24-251.01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of this subchapter, the term:\n(1)\n\"Committee\" means an institutional review committee established pursuant to § 24-251.06.\n(2)\n\"Department\" means the Department of Corrections.\n(3)\n\"Director\" means the Director of the Department of Corrections, or the Director's designee.\n(4)\n\"Furlough\" means any extension of the limits of the place of confinement of a resident for the purposes outlined in § 24-251.03, and when the purposes are in agreement with the goals of § 24-211.02 when the resident is not escorted by a United States Marshal or an officer or employee of the District.\n(5)\n\"Minimum custody status\" means that status of a resident who:\n(A)\nIn the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a definite number of years, is within 12 months of the resident's earliest possible date of parole;\n(B)\nIn the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a sentence of not less than a minimum period, has served for at least one-half of that minimum period;\n(C)\nIn the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve an indefinite period, has served for 12 months; or\n(D)\nIn the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a definite period of less than 18 months, has served for at least one-half of that period.\n(6)\n\"Resident\" means an individual confined, after conviction and sentencing, in an institution or facility of the District of Columbia operated by the Department of Corrections.","path":["Title 24. Prisoners and Their Treatment.","Chapter 2. Prisons and Prisoners.","Subchapter VI. Resocialization Furlough Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/24-251.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"06aec1ce91cb1ad73feeeb6a8a25f2dda499c322a528b820654de7cd4889c4de","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-241.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-251.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}