Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 421 > Alternative Incarceration Program

• Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Oregon Statutes 421.005
• Discharge: means any lawful release from a state correctional institution pursuant to the expiration of a judicial sentence or other incarcerative sanction. See Oregon Statutes 421.005
• Jurisdiction: (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.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Sentencing guidelines: A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}