(a)
(1) A juvenile who has received an adult sentence to the Department of Correction shall not be transported to the Department of Correction until the juvenile is sixteen (16) years of age.
(2) If a juvenile receives a sentence to the Department of Correction prior to the juvenile's sixteenth birthday, the juvenile shall be housed by the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services until that date, except as provided by court order or parole decision made by the Parole Board.
(b) A juvenile sentenced in the criminal division of circuit court who is less than sixteen (16) years of age when sentenced shall be committed to the custody of the Division of Youth Services until his or her sixteenth birthday, at which time he or she shall be transferred to the Department of Correction.
(c) (1) (A) Juveniles sentenced to the Department of Correction pursuant to extended juvenile jurisdiction are subject to parole as any other inmate within the Department of Correction.
(B) Juveniles adjudicated for capital murder, § 5-10-101, or murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, are subject to parole.
(2) Juveniles will be given credit for time served in a juvenile detention or juvenile facility against any adult sentence.
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