Ala. Code § 14-1-19 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-19
Section 14-1-19 Acceptance and Redispensing of Unused Prescription Medications
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) CORRECTIONS FACILITY. Any facility or program controlled or operated by the state Department of Corrections or any of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds for the correctional care of persons or any county jail operated and controlled by the county sheriff and a county.

(2) CUSTOMIZED PATIENT MEDICATION PACKAGE. A package that is prepared by a pharmacist for a specific patient and that contains two or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms.

(3) REPACKAGING. The process by which the pharmacy prepares a prescription it accepts pursuant to this section in a unit-dose package, unit-of-issue package or customized patient medication package for immediate dispensing in accordance with a current prescription.

(4) UNIT-DOSE PACKAGE. A package that contains a single-dose drug with the name, strength, control number, and expiration date of that drug on the label.

(5) UNIT-OF-ISSUE PACKAGE. A package that provides multiple doses of the same drug, but each drug is individually separated and includes the name, lot number, and expiration date of the drug.

(b) A pharmacy operated by the Alabama Department of Corrections or by a county for a county jail or operated by a company under contract with the Alabama Department of Corrections or with a county for a county jail, shall accept for the purpose of redispensing a prescription drug that has been dispensed and has left the control of the pharmacy or pharmacist if the prescription drug is being returned by a corrections facility that has met the requirements of routine on-site inspections by the pharmacy or pharmacist and has a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse who is responsible for the security, handling, and administration of prescription drugs within that corrections facility and if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The pharmacy or pharmacist is satisfied that the conditions under which the prescription drug has been delivered, stored, and handled before and during its return were such as to prevent damage, deterioration, or contamination that would adversely affect the identity, strength, quality, purity, stability, integrity, or effectiveness of the prescription drug.

(2) The pharmacist is satisfied that the prescription drug did not leave the control of the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse responsible for the security, handling, and administration of that prescription drug and that the prescription drug did not come into the physical possession of the individual for whom it was prescribed.

(3) The pharmacist is satisfied that the labeling and packaging of the prescription drug are accurate, have not been altered, defaced, or tampered with and include the identity, strength, expiration date, and lot number of the prescription drug.

(4) The prescription drug was dispensed in a unit-dose package or unit-of-issue package.

(c) A pharmacy operated by the Alabama Department of Corrections or by a county for a county jail or operated by a company under contract with the Alabama Department of Corrections or with a county for a county jail shall not accept for return prescription drugs as provided pursuant to this section until the pharmacist in charge develops a written set of protocols for accepting, returning to stock, repackaging, labeling, and redispensing prescription drugs. The written protocols shall be maintained on the premises of any pharmacy dispensing prescriptions for the Alabama Department of Corrections or a county jail and shall be readily accessible to each pharmacist on duty. The written protocols shall include, at a minimum, each of the following:

(1) Methods for ensuring that damage, deterioration, or contamination has not occurred during the delivery, handling, storage, or return of the prescription drugs such that it would adversely affect the identity, strength, quality, purity, stability, integrity, or effectiveness of the prescription drugs or otherwise render the drugs unfit for distribution.

(2) Methods for accepting, returning to stock, repackaging, labeling, and redispensing the prescription drugs returned pursuant to this section.

(3) A uniform system of recording and tracking prescription drugs that are returned to stock, repackaged, labeled, and redistributed pursuant to this section.

(d) If the condition of a prescription drug and its package meets the standards set forth in subsection (c), a prescription drug shall be returned to stock and redistributed as follows:

(1) A prescription drug that was originally dispensed in the manufacturer’s unit-dose package or unit-of-issue package that is returned in that same package may be returned to stock, repackaged, and redispensed as needed.

(2) A prescription drug that is repackaged into a unit-dose package or a unit-of-issue package by the pharmacy, dispensed and returned to that pharmacy in that unit-dose package or unit-of-issue package may be returned to stock, but it shall not be repackaged. A unit-dose package or unit-of-issue package prepared by the pharmacist and returned to stock shall only be redispensed in that same unit-dose package or unit-of-issue package and shall only be redispensed once. A pharmacist shall not add unit-dose package drugs to a partially used unit-of-issue package.

(e) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A controlled substance.

(2) A prescription drug that is dispensed as part of a customized patient medication package.

(3) A prescription drug that is not dispensed as a unit-dose package or a unit-of-issue package.

(4) A prescription drug that is not properly labeled with the identity, strength, lot number, and expiration date.
Ala. Code § 14-2-35 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-35
Section 14-2-35 Fees of Secretary of State
Status: in_force

There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation or dissolution of the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-31 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-31
Section 14-6A-31 Powers
Status: in_force

A regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article and including, but not limited to, the following powers:

(1) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions, subject to the limitations provided in Chapter 93 of Title 11, and, except as otherwise provided in this article, to defend civil actions against it.

(2) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.

(3) To have perpetual succession.

(4) To make and, from time to time, amend and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority.

(5) To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized or to exercise any power expressly granted under this section.

(6) To acquire, receive, take, or dispose of, by purchase, sale, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, that the authority may deem necessary to accomplish its purposes.

(7) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, renovate, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and operate a regional jail facility which will serve as the municipal jail for each member municipality of the regional jail authority.

(8) To sell and issue bonds in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use, or purpose, pursuant to the same rules and regulations established for water, sewer, and fire protection districts as found in Chapter 89 of Title 11.

(9) To borrow money for any of its purposes.

(10) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of officers, employees, and agents as the purposes of the authority may require, including, but not limited to, engineers, architects, attorneys, management consultants, private jail management firms, fiscal advisers, and in particular, a superintendent to manage the regional jail facility, and jail personnel as necessary to operate and maintain the facility.

(11) To house all prisoners of the municipalities participating in the authority in its regional jail facility, and if the facility is sufficient and if space is available over and above space necessary to house prisoners of the participating municipalities, to receive into custody and house any persons committed under any federal, state, or municipal offense.

(12) To fix, revise, charge, and collect fees for the incarceration of prisoners housed in the regional jail facility from the municipalities participating in the authority and from any other local, state, or federal governmental entity whose prisoners are housed in the facility.
Ala. Code § 14-3-16 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-16
Section 14-3-16 Penalty for Violation of Chapter
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for a term not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the judge trying the case.
Ala. Code § 14-9-42 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-42
Section 14-9-42 Effect of Deductions on Parole
Status: in_force

A deduction from a sentence provided for by this article shall be allowed for any time period served on parole. No deduction from a sentence provided by this article shall be used for determining an inmate’s eligibility for parole.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-34 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-34
Section 14-6A-34 Governmental Entity
Status: in_force

A regional jail authority is a governmental entity as defined by subdivision (1) of Section 11-93-1, and the services it performs are hereby declared to be governmental functions. The employees of the authority shall be entitled to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 14-3-40 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-40
Section 14-3-40 Separation of Convicts - Male and Female
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to chain together or to confine together in the same room or compartment male and female convicts.
Ala. Code § 14-3-7 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-7
Section 14-3-7 Record of Convicts and Other Books
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(25), effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-3-70 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-70
Section 14-3-70 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the Department of Corrections to install high voltage electrified security fence systems at any medium or maximum security prison facility.
Ala. Code § 14-13-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 13 / Section 14-13-1
Section 14-13-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter will be cited as the Interstate Corrections Compact Act.
Ala. Code § 14-7-23 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-23
Section 14-7-23 Construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect Sections 21-2-1 through 21-2-4.
Ala. Code § 14-3-44 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-44
Section 14-3-44 Clothing of Prisoners; Feminine Hygiene Products
Status: in_force

(a) All prisoners must be clothed during the term of their imprisonment in a comfortable manner in coarse and cheap clothing made in a uniform and peculiar style so as to distinguish them from other persons.

(b) The Department of Corrections shall provide feminine hygiene products to female prisoners at the expense of the department, as soon as is practicable, upon request by the female prisoner.
Ala. Code § 14-7-14 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-14
Section 14-7-14 Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Exceptions as to Requirement of Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc
Status: in_force

Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions in subsection (a) of Section 14-7-13 may be made in the case of articles or products produced or manufactured in work shops or home industries developed, supervised or maintained by the adult blind department of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind or in any case where, in the opinion of the Finance Department, the article or articles or product or products produced or manufactured under the supervision of the Board of Corrections do or do not meet the reasonable requirements of or for such offices, departments, institutions or agencies or in any case where the requisitions made cannot be reasonably complied with.

No such office, department, institution or agency shall be allowed to evade the intent and meaning of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the finance department when the articles or products produced or manufactured by the Board of Corrections in accordance with established standards are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of such office, department, institution or agency.
Ala. Code § 14-3-48 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-48
Section 14-3-48 Employment - Exemptions; Holidays
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-11-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-10
Section 14-11-10 Injury to or Destruction of State Property, Etc., by Convict or Prisoner
Status: in_force

Any convict or prisoner who willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any building or property belonging to the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof of value in excess of $25 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
Ala. Code § 14-6-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-2
Section 14-6-2 Delivery of Jail, Etc., Upon Death, Etc., of Sheriff
Status: in_force

On the death, resignation, removal from office or expiration of term of office of any sheriff, or of any coroner acting as sheriff, the jail must be delivered over to his successor or to the person authorized by law to take charge of it, together with the prisoners therein, the files of commitments and discharges and everything belonging or appertaining to the jail.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-9
Section 14-6A-9 Dissolution
Status: in_force

At any time when a regional jail authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, its board may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members, and with the prior approval of the county commission of each county participating in the regional jail authority, adopt a resolution declaring its intent that the authority shall be dissolved. Written notice of intent to dissolve shall be immediately delivered to the county commission of each county participating in the regional jail authority. Dissolution shall not take place less than 60 days following the written notice. At the expiration of 60 days and upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the dissolution resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the authority’s certificate of incorporation was filed, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved and, in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its property shall thereupon pass to and be divided and apportioned among the counties included in the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-2-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-2
Section 14-2-2 Purpose of Chapter; Construction Thereof
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature, by the passage of this chapter, to authorize the incorporation of the Governor, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Director of Finance, the Lieutenant Governor and the Attorney General as a public corporation for the purposes of acquiring land, constructing and leasing correctional institutions, buildings and facilities, disposing of the Kilby property by sale or lease and to vest such corporation with all powers, authority, rights, privileges and titles that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purpose. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the purpose just stated.
Ala. Code § 14-14-5 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14-5
Section 14-14-5 Medical Release Application; Eligibility Factors; Revocation; Notice
Status: in_force

(a) An inmate, or any concerned person, including, but not limited to, the inmate’s attorney, family, physician, or an employee or official of the department may initiate consideration for medical furlough by submitting to the department an initial medical release application form along with supporting documentation.

(b)(1) The initial application form shall include the report of a physician or physicians employed by the department or its health care provider and a notarized report of at least one other duly licensed physician who is board certified in the field of medicine for which the inmate is seeking a medical furlough and who is not an employee of the department. These reports shall each be of the opinion that the inmate is either terminally ill, permanently incapacitated, or that the inmate suffers from a chronic infirmity, illness, or disease related to aging.

(2) The commissioner shall provide the initial application and medical authorization forms to all department medical care providers, and the forms shall be available at every correctional facility for distribution to inmates.

(c) Consideration for medical furlough shall be initiated by the submission of an application from the department, the inmate, or the inmate’s representative, along with the department’s supporting documentation to the commissioner.

(d) If the appropriate medical documentation pursuant to subsection (b) has indicated that the inmate is permanently incapacitated or terminally ill, the commissioner, within 60 days of receipt of an initial application form, shall make a decision regarding the release of the inmate on medical furlough pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The initial application form and supporting document of inmates, who have been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from a chronic illness or disease related to aging, shall be submitted to the commissioner within 60 days of receipt of the application by the department. Supporting documentation shall include information concerning the inmate’s medical history and prognosis, age, and institutional behavior. At the inmate’s request, the department shall also provide a copy of all supporting documentation to the inmate.

(e) In determining eligibility factors for a medical furlough, the commissioner shall take into consideration all of the following factors:

(1) Risk for violence.

(2) Criminal history.

(3) Institutional behavior.

(4) Age of the inmate, currently and at the time of the offense.

(5) Severity of the illness, disease, or infirmities.

(6) All available medical and mental health records.

(7) Release plans, which include alternatives to caring for terminally ill or permanently incapacitated inmates in traditional prison settings.

(f) If the commissioner determines that a geriatric inmate, permanently incapacitated inmate, or terminally ill inmate meets the requirements for release to medical furlough pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner shall release the inmate on medical furlough pursuant to the provisions of this chapter within 90 days of receipt by the commissioner of the initial application form and supporting documentation. The commissioner shall have the authority to revoke the inmate’s furlough pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 14-14-4.

(g) At least 30 days prior to release of a geriatric inmate, permanently incapacitated inmate, or terminally ill inmate under subsection (f), the commissioner shall provide notification of the medical furlough release to the district attorney of the jurisdiction where the inmate was last sentenced and shall also provide notification of the medical furlough release to the victim, victim’s representative, and other interested individual via certified mail, return receipt requested, or by using the automated victim notification system as provided in Section 15-22-36 and Section 15-22-36.2.
Ala. Code § 14-3-12 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-12
Section 14-3-12 Appointment of Chaplains and Assistant Chaplains
Status: in_force

Chaplains shall be appointed by the Board of Corrections, which chaplains shall in turn appoint assistant chaplains with the approval of the board. The chaplains shall devote their entire time to moral improvement and religious instruction of the convicts. The term of office shall be at the will of the board.
Ala. Code § 14-5-9 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-9
Section 14-5-9 Agreement to Use of Convict Labor Under Sections 14-5-6, 14-5-7 and 14-11-2 - State Convicts
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-1-16 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-16
Section 14-1-16 Board of Corrections Abolished; Rights, Duties, Powers, Property, Etc., Vested in Governor
Status: in_force

Effective October 1, 1979, the Board of Corrections of the State of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights, whether accruing or vested in the abolished agency, are hereby vested in the Governor of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 14-15-4 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-15-4
Section 14-15-4 Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies; Dismissal of Action; Waiver of Right to Reply; Pretrial Proceedings; Limitations
Status: in_force

(a) The department and any private company or contractor providing any services within any correctional facility shall adopt administrative remedies for prisoners. The administrative remedies shall be prominently posted and published to all prisoners.

(b) A prisoner incarcerated by the department may not assert a pro se civil claim under state law until the prisoner exhausts all administrative remedies available. If a prisoner files a pro se civil action in contravention of this section, the court shall dismiss the action without prejudice.

(c) The court shall take judicial notice of administrative remedies adopted by the department that have been filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama.

(d)(1) The court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party, may dismiss any prisoner pro se civil action if the court is satisfied that the action is any of the following:

a. Frivolous.

b. Malicious.

c. Fails to state a cause of action.

d. Seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.

e. Fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

(2) If the court makes a determination to dismiss an action based on the content of the petition, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first exhausting administrative remedies available to the prisoner.

(3) The court, on its own motion, may raise an exception of improper venue and transfer the action to a court of proper venue or dismiss the action.

(e)(1) Any defendant may waive the right to reply to any pro se civil action brought by a person confined by the department or to any prisoner’s pro se civil action. Notwithstanding any other law or rule of procedure, a waiver shall not constitute an admission of the allegations contained in the petition or waive any affirmative defenses available to the defendant.

(2) No relief shall be granted to a plaintiff’s pro se civil action unless an answer has been filed. The court may require any defendant to answer a petition brought under this section if it finds that the plaintiff has a reasonable opportunity to prevail on the merits.

(f)(1) In any pro se civil action brought with respect to prison conditions by a prisoner confined by the department, to the extent practicable, pretrial proceedings in which the prisoner’s participation is required or permitted shall be conducted by telephone, video conference, or other communications technology without removing the prisoner from the facility in which he or she is currently confined.

(2) After providing the parties an opportunity to file supporting and opposing memoranda, a court may rule on exceptions and motions without holding a hearing.

(3) Hearings may be conducted at the facility in which the prisoner is currently confined subject to agreement by the state.

(4) The court shall allow counsel to participate by telephone, video conference, or other telecommunications technology in any hearing held at the facility to the extent practicable.

(g) No pro se civil action by a prisoner may assert a claim under state law for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury.

(h)(1) The pro se civil actions of more than one prisoner may not be consolidated, and a prisoner’s action that is filed or prosecuted pro se may not assert a class action.

(2) If a pro se civil action names more than one plaintiff or asserts a pro se class action, the actions of any plaintiff, other than the first named plaintiff, shall be dismissed without prejudice.

(i) No prisoner may file a petition for writ of certiorari more than one year after the incident or omission complained of or one year after any administrative remedy has been exhausted, whichever comes later.
Ala. Code § 14-5-30 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-30
Section 14-5-30 Legislative Intent
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-2-39 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-39
Section 14-2-39 Use of Third Party or Private Facilities for Certain Programs or Housing of Inmates
Status: in_force

Nothing in Act 2021-546 shall be construed to limit the department from continuing to use third party or private facilities for any program or housing of inmates that are not under medium, maximum, or close security supervision.
Ala. Code § 14-6-92 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-92
Section 14-6-92 Fumigating, Cleansing and Painting Jails Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-39 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-39
Section 14-6A-39 Applicability
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the provisions shall not apply to any Class 1 municipality.
Ala. Code § 14-3-51 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-51
Section 14-3-51 Punishment - Restrictions Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-3-30 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-30
Section 14-3-30 Temporary Confinement of Convict Pending Removal; Inmate Developing Medical Condition Which Requires Treatment
Status: in_force

(a)(1) When any defendant is sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the judge of the court in which the sentence is rendered shall order the inmate to be confined in the nearest secure jail. Within five days of the court sentencing a defendant, the court or the court clerk shall enter the sentencing order and the transcript of record into the State Judicial Information System, or its successor system, and E-Transcripts, or its successor system. Except as provided in subdivision (2), upon receipt of the transcript, the Department of Corrections shall accept the transcript, accept the inmate for state confinement, and schedule the transfer of the physical custody of the inmate. The sheriff shall transfer physical custody of the inmate within 30 calendar days following the receipt of the original transcript by the department.

(2) If a transcript contains substantial errors, the Department of Corrections may reject the transcript. If the department rejects the transcript, the department shall immediately notify the court clerk of the rejection, along with any deficiencies in the transcript. No later than five days after the receipt of the validated transcript, the department shall accept the validated transcript, accept the inmate for state confinement, and schedule the transfer of the physical custody of the inmate. The sheriff shall transfer physical custody of the inmate within 35 calendar days following the receipt of the validated transcript.

(b)(1) When the Department of Corrections has received the original transcript of an inmate sentenced to its custody, and the inmate is being housed in a county jail, if the inmate has a health condition or develops a health condition that requires immediate treatment at a health care facility outside the county jail, the department shall be financially responsible for the cost of the treatment of the inmate.

(2) When the Department of Corrections has received the original transcript of an inmate sentenced to its custody, and the inmate is being housed in a county jail, if the inmate has a health condition, develops a health condition, or is diagnosed as having a health condition that, in the opinion of a physician licensed in Alabama, requires treatment, a medical procedure, or both, involving a cost of more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), the department shall transport the inmate within three calendar days of the notification of the condition to a state owned or operated correctional facility or to the physical custody of the department as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. The inmate shall receive treatment in the same manner as other state inmates. If the department fails to take custody of the inmate, the county may transport the inmate to receive the recommended treatment, medical procedure, or both. The transportation of the inmate to the treatment or procedure does not relieve the department from the financial responsibilities of the costs of the treatment or procedure.

(3) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to relieve the department of its responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep, including the payment of health care costs, of an inmate sentenced to the custody of the department, nor shall this section be interpreted as conferring any additional responsibility upon a county for the maintenance and upkeep, or the payment of health care costs, of any inmate sentenced to the custody of the department.
Ala. Code § 14-5-5 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-5
Section 14-5-5 County Convicts - Authority to Work Generally; Lease to Persons, Firms or Corporations Prohibited; Working in and Around Public Buildings and Works
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall prevent any county of this state from working its county convicts according to the law as it now exists or may hereafter be enacted, but no county convict shall be worked in any coal mine or worked under lease to any person, firm or corporation; provided, however, that any county or counties shall have the authority to work such convicts retained by it in and around the courthouse, in and around the jail or any other public building or works of the county.
Ala. Code § 14-3-31 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-31
Section 14-3-31 Imprisonment on Commuted Sentence
Status: in_force

The Board of Corrections must receive into the penitentiary, on the written order of the Governor, any convict whose sentence has been commuted, according to law, to imprisonment in the penitentiary, and must confine such person according to the terms of the commutation and the rules and regulations established by law; and, if the Governor shall so direct, the cost of conviction in such case must be paid as in case of sentence to imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Ala. Code § 14-8-32 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-32
Section 14-8-32 Establishment of Work Release Camps
Status: in_force

Any county establishing a work release program pursuant to this article may also establish a work release camp to be used in carrying out the program, wherein inmates participating in the program may be housed in lieu of confinement in the county jail.
Ala. Code § 14-6-14 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-14
Section 14-6-14 Duty of Sheriff to Furnish List of Confined Prisoners to Circuit Court
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the sheriff, on the first day of each session of the circuit court of his county, to make out and deliver to the presiding judge a certified list of the names of all the prisoners confined in the jail and of the offenses with which they are charged or of which they have been convicted; and, on failure to do so, the sheriff is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-32
Section 14-6A-32 Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a) A regional jail authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following:

(1) Two members appointed by the municipal council of the most populous municipality, one of whom may be a member of the municipal council.

(2) One member from each of the remaining municipalities appointed by the municipal council of each respective municipality, which board member may be a member of the municipal council.

(3) The mayor of each municipality.

(b) Except with regard to the mayors, the members of the board of directors of the authority shall serve at the pleasure of the municipal council appointing them.
Ala. Code § 14-3-52 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-52
Section 14-3-52 Punishment - Cruel or Excessive Punishment; Corporal Punishment; Records to Be Kept
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-11-9 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-9
Section 14-11-9 Trespassing About Prisons
Status: in_force

Any person who goes about any prison against the will or order of the officer in charge shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, must be fined not less than $20 and sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
Ala. Code § 14-8-43 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-43
Section 14-8-43 Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article
Status: in_force

Anyone violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 14-14-7 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14-7
Section 14-14-7 Revocation of Medical Furlough
Status: in_force

The commissioner may revoke a medical furlough granted pursuant to this chapter at his or her discretion.
Ala. Code § 14-2-17 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-17
Section 14-2-17 Bonds - Investment of Surplus in State Fund, Etc., and Trust Funds
Status: in_force

Any surplus in any state fund and any retirements or trust fund, where the investment thereof is permitted or required by law, may be invested in bonds issued by the authority. Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or the document which is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers conferred by law and with the exercise of reasonable business prudence, invest trust funds in the bonds of the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-2-40 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-40
Section 14-2-40 Commission Required to Study Economic Impact Prior to Closure of Any Facility
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the closure of any facility as the result of the provisions of this act, there shall be established a commission to study the economic impact of the closure of the facility, any possible repurposing of the facility, and any outstanding obligations of the facility to a local governmental entity or utility board. The commission shall report its findings to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Minority Leader, and the House Minority Leader.

(b) The Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission, created by Executive Order No. 722, September 22, 2020, is deemed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) for as long as the commission exists.
Ala. Code § 14-2-32 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-32
Section 14-2-32 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The properties of the authority and the income therefrom, all lease agreements made by the authority and all bonds issued by the authority, the coupons applicable thereto, the income therefrom and all lien notices with respect thereto shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation in the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 14-2-38 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-38
Section 14-2-38 Disclosure of Information by Person or Entity Submitting a Project Proposal
Status: in_force

A person or entity submitting a proposal for any project under this act shall disclose both of the following:

(1) The names of all lobbyists, attorneys, or other professionals or professional firms hired or retained by the person or entity on or after December 6, 2019.

(2) The names of all current or past public officials or family members of public officials as defined in Section 36-25-1, associated in any manner with the person or entity submitting the proposal or associated in any manner with a subcontractor of the person or entity on or after December 6, 2019.
Ala. Code § 14-12-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-12-1
Section 14-12-1 Conduct of Study as to Establishment and Operation of Schools at Units of Board of Corrections; Establishment and Operation of Schools
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall make a study, with the assistance of the Board of Corrections, of the requirements of establishing and operating schools at the various units of the Board of Corrections.

The State Department of Education shall establish and operate such schools when funds are provided for this purpose.
Ala. Code § 14-3-50 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-50
Section 14-3-50 Confinement in Unhealthy or Unfit Cells, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-6-13 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-13
Section 14-6-13 Separation of Men and Women
Status: in_force

Men and women prisoners, except husband and wife, must not be kept in the same room or apartment.
Ala. Code § 14-4-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-4-1
Section 14-4-1 Applicability of Laws and Rules Pertaining to State Convicts
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-7-16.1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-16.1
Section 14-7-16.1 Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Organizations Purchase of Goods and Services Offered by Correctional Industries Division
Status: in_force

Any volunteer fire department and rescue squad organizations operating in this state which have been granted an exemption under the provision of Section 40-18-32 or approved by the Federal Internal Revenue Service may purchase goods and services offered by the Alabama Correctional Industries Division of the Department of Corrections.
Ala. Code § 14-1-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-10
Section 14-1-10 Functions and Duties - Power and Authority - Exercise; Restrictions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(22), effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-3-58 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-58
Section 14-3-58 Notification and Procedures Upon Escape of Inmate; Reward
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known as the “Joel Willmore Act.”

(b) Whenever an inmate escapes from a penal facility, as defined in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of Section 13A-10-30, or when a probationer or parolee who has a prior conviction for a Class A felony or a crime in which the victim was a child less than 12 years of age or is serving a life sentence absconds from a residential facility, it shall be the duty of the department or other agency having custody of the prisoner to take all proper measures for his or her apprehension, and for that purpose, it shall notify the following as soon as possible, but not later than 12 hours after the escape:

(1) The Governor.

(2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(3) The sheriff and district attorney of the county where the escape occurred.

(4) The chief of police where the escape occurred, if the escape occurred within a municipality.

(5) The sheriff and district attorney of the county where the last conviction of the escapee occurred, if known.

(6) The chief of police where the last conviction of the escapee occurred, if the conviction occurred within a municipality and if known.

(7) The sheriff of the county where the convict’s home of record is located, if known.

(8) The chief of police where the convict’s home of record is located, if the location is within a municipality and if known.

(9) All electronic media outlets broadcasting which are known by the department or agency, which have expressed an interest in being notified of the escape, and which broadcast within a radius of 75 miles from where the escape occurred, including all radio and television stations.

(c) The notification required in subsection (b) shall include the time when and the circumstances under which the escape was effected, together with a particular description of the inmate, including a copy of the inmate’s most recent mug shot, and in what county convicted and for what offense and when.

(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c), the department or other agency shall post a notification on its website, if a website is available, within a reasonable time of the escape. The notification shall include the time when and the circumstances under which the escape or absconding was effected, together with a particular description of the inmate, including a copy of the inmate’s most recent mug shot, and in what county convicted and for what offense and when.

(e) The department or other agency shall enter the inmate, probationer, or parolee into the National Crime Information Center within 12 hours of the inmate’s escape.

(f) The Department of Corrections shall offer a reward, not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), for the apprehension of the state inmate, to be paid out of the proceeds of the labor of inmates in the State Treasury. But no warrant shall be issued for the payment of any such reward unless there is filed in the office of the Department of Finance the certificate of the Department of Corrections that the inmate has been recaptured and restored to custody.
Ala. Code § 14-6-61 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-61
Section 14-6-61 Applicability of Article to Persons Confined Pending Appeal
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-1-25 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-25
Section 14-1-25 Use of Funds
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections may expend funds appropriated for the department to procure services, materials, and items needed for programs and events of the department related to any of the following:

(1) Recruitment, training, and retention of law enforcement officers and support staff.

(2) Educating the public.

(3) Rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders.

(4) Further promoting the department’s mission.
Ala. Code § 14-2-4 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-4
Section 14-2-4 Incorporation by State Officials - Application
Status: in_force

To become a corporation, the Governor, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Director of Finance, the Lieutenant Governor and the Attorney General shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth:

(1) The name, official designation and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the document evidencing each applicant’s right to office;

(2) The date on which each applicant was inducted into office and the term of office of each of the applicants;

(3) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be the “Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority”;

(4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation; and

(5) Any other matter relating to the incorporation which the applicants may choose to insert and which is not inconsistent with this chapter or the laws of the State of Alabama.

The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds. The Secretary of State shall examine the application, and if he finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section, he shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his office.
Ala. Code § 14-1-12 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-12
Section 14-1-12 Treatment, Care and Segregation of Tubercular and Other Convict Patients Needing Long-Time Hospitalization
Status: in_force

The board may also make such changes in the existing arrangements with reference to the segregation and treatment of tubercular patients and other patients needing long-time hospital detention and care who are serving sentences for conviction of crime, so as to permit such patients to be transferred to the custody and care of those officers and agents who have the charge and control of the detention hospital, or hospitals, of the state convict system. The agents in charge of such hospital, or hospitals, during the period of the treatment of such convict patients, are constituted the legal custodians of such convicts. Any such hospital, or hospitals, or other places suitable and used under the convict system for the segregation and treatment of tubercular or other long-time patients may be opened under the authority of the board and may be used for the segregation, treatment and care of other inmates afflicted with tuberculosis or other diseases or ailments requiring long-time detention, treatment and care, and who may be received from any other institution covered by this chapter, or from any hospital or other duly accredited and responsible institution in the state with which the board may cooperate in the matter of the treatment or care of such patients. There shall be proper separation of convicts from free persons and males from females in such hospital or place of detention. The board is given general authority over the reception, care, custody and segregation of such persons and is also vested with the power and authority, by and with the approval of the Governor, to establish and promulgate rules and regulations for the proper conduct of the business and operation of such hospitals and places of detention, except as may be otherwise provided by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 14-7-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-10
Section 14-7-10 Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Specifications
Status: in_force

Any article or product manufactured by the Board of Corrections for sale through the Finance Department to any office, department, institution or agency of the state or to any political subdivision thereof shall be manufactured or produced only upon state specifications developed by and through the Finance Department. However, if such specifications have not been developed by the department, then production may be based upon commercial specifications in current use by industry for the manufacture of such articles and products for sale to the state and political subdivisions thereof which have first been approved by the Finance Department. For purposes of this chapter, state specifications and commercial specifications approved by the Finance Department shall mean the latest complete version of any specification including amendments thereto.
Ala. Code § 14-2-31 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-31
Section 14-2-31 Special Funds
Status: in_force

In the resolution or proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds, any temporary loans or in any indenture of trust, the authority may provide for the establishment of one or more special funds for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the bonds, certificates or notes, one or more reserve funds therefor and a fund, or funds, for the payment of insurance premiums or other expenses with respect to the ownership and leasing of the facilities or for the expense of selling and leasing the Kilby property. Any such special funds shall be held as trust funds by the State Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys. The State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay, solely from the special fund, or funds, provided therefor, the principal of and interest on all bonds issued under this chapter as such principal and interest respectively mature and come due and the redemption price of any bonds called prior to maturity. He shall establish and maintain appropriate records pertaining to such funds. Such records shall be available at all reasonable times to public inspection.
Ala. Code § 14-8-30 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-30
Section 14-8-30 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them:

(1) COUNTY INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one year’s duration or less.

(2) STATE INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year’s duration.

(3) BOARD. The State Board of Corrections.
Ala. Code § 14-6-20 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-20
Section 14-6-20 Appointment of Physicians; Terms, Compensation, and Duties Thereof
Status: in_force

(a) The county commission in each county in this state may elect a physician, or as many physicians as in its discretion may be necessary, to attend the inmates of the jails in such counties and county convict camps.

(b) The county commission shall fix and determine the term or terms of such physician or physicians, which term or terms of office shall not be for a longer period than two years, and such physicians may be removed at the will of the county commission. The county commission shall fix and determine the amount of compensation which shall be paid to such physician or physicians and shall determine what duties such physician shall perform.
Ala. Code § 14-2-26 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-26
Section 14-2-26 Kilby Property - Sale or Lease by Authority
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall have the power to sell, convey and lease all or any part of the Kilby property and, as an aid to such sale or lease, to cause to be prepared by competent real estate experts a land use map and plan. No such sale or lease shall be made, however, except at public offering, on sealed bids or at auction, and upon such published notice as the authority shall determine to be necessary or desirable in order to attract the greatest interest from prospective bidders. Notice of any public sale or lease shall, in any event, be given by publication in at least three newspapers of general circulation published in the state at least three times, the first notice to be published not less than 60 days before the date of such public offering, the second notice to be published not less than 30 days nor more than 40 days before such public offering and the third notice to be published not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days before such public offering.

(b) The award of any property offered for sale or lease shall be made to the highest responsible bidder unless all bids shall be rejected as inadequate and other public offering shall be made upon notice republished as before. Any sale shall be for all cash or at least one-third cash and the balance payable in not exceeding three years, bearing interest at the legal rate, payable in such manner as may be specified by the authority and secured by a purchase money mortgage on the property sold. Each deed or lease to effectuate any such sale or lease shall be signed in the name of the authority by its president, to which the seal of the authority shall be affixed and attested by its secretary.

(c) The proceeds of each sale or lease of any such property shall be used first to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of the sale or lease, and the balance remaining shall be paid to the State Treasurer and held by him in a special account and disbursed on order of the authority for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) If none of the bonds authorized in this chapter shall be outstanding at the time of the sale or lease, the said remaining proceeds, to the extent necessary, shall be used to acquire land for and to construct, reconstruct and equip one or more facilities; and (2) At any time while any of the bonds authorized under this chapter shall be outstanding, the said remaining proceeds shall be disbursed solely for payment, at their respective maturities of the principal of, and interest on, such bonds or to redeem bonds at the then applicable redemption price provided for in the proceedings under which such bonds may be issued. The authority is authorized to pledge and agree to use the said remaining proceeds for payment of the principal of, and interest on, all of the authorized bonds or for other retirement thereof, as may be provided in the proceedings under which such bonds are issued. If the proceeds from the sale or lease of the Kilby property are more than sufficient to pay, redeem or otherwise retire all of the bonds authorized in this chapter which shall be issued, the balance of such proceeds not needed for the retirement of such bonds may, at the election of the authority, be used to finish the construction of any of the facilities remaining uncompleted or to construct additional facilities.

(d) Nothing contained in this section or in any pledge made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be construed to impose a lien on any part of the Kilby property, and the purchasers and lessees of the Kilby property, or any part thereof, shall not be obligated to assure that the proceeds of any sale or lease of any of the Kilby property are disbursed as are provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 14-6-84 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-84
Section 14-6-84 Sheriffs, Etc., to Furnish Information on Request
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-6-18 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-18
Section 14-6-18 Furnishing of Spirituous, Etc., Liquors
Status: in_force

No person confined in jail must, on any pretext whatever, be furnished with or allowed to receive any spirituous, malt or vinous liquors except on the written order of a physician, stating that such liquor is necessary for his health. Any jailer, sheriff, deputy or other person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 14-10-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-10-1
Section 14-10-1 Furnishing of Clothing and Transportation to State Inmate Requiring Same at Expiration of Term; Rules and Regulations; Documentation for Identification; Waiver
Status: in_force

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-549 IN THE 2021 1ST SPECIAL SESSION, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

(a) The Department of Corrections shall adopt reasonable rules and criteria to determine those state inmates who require clothing and transportation upon the expiration of their term of custody and before the expiration of their term of custody for each state inmate shall make a reasonable determination of whether or not the state inmate has ready and immediate access to clothing and transportation that meet the requirements of this section. Each state inmate who is determined to require clothing and transportation, at the expiration of his or her term of custody, shall be discharged from the custody and shall be furnished with clothes and with the least expensive mode of public transportation to the point where the inmate is to report for parole and probation supervision, or to the point of sentencing, to be paid from the Department of Corrections general operating funds. Clothing shall be of decent and reasonable quality for employment.

(b) The Department of Corrections shall provide minimum documentation for identification, including a social security card and a birth certificate, necessary to obtain employment. The Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, shall assist an inmate in obtaining a non-driver identification card, as required in Section 41-27-3.2.

(c) Any inmate entitled to clothing and transportation may waive the same, in which case the Department of Corrections shall not be required to make any payment in lieu of clothing and transportation. Each state inmate shall receive this clothing and transportation allowance only once per offense and multiple offenses being served consecutively or concurrently shall for this purpose be considered one offense; but the Department of Corrections may at its discretion furnish transportation as noted above upon any discharge. If the inmate is charged with the commission of any other criminal offense, he or she must be delivered to the proper sheriff or officer to answer the charge.
Ala. Code § 14-7-12 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-12
Section 14-7-12 Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Catalogues; Requests for Manufacture or Production of Additional Articles or Products
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Corrections shall cause to be prepared, at such times as it may determine, catalogues containing an accurate and complete description of all articles and products manufactured or produced by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Copies of such catalogues shall be sent to all offices, departments, institutions and agencies of this state and made accessible to all political subdivisions of this state referred to in Section 14-7-13.

(b) The Finance Department may at any time request the Board of Corrections to manufacture or produce additional articles or products.
Ala. Code § 14-9-62 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-62
Section 14-9-62 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) QUALIFYING PROGRAM. An academic, vocational, risk-reducing, or apprenticeship program approved by the Department of Corrections.

(2) TERM OF INCARCERATION. A continuous period of time during which a prisoner is in the legal or physical custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to one or more court-imposed sentences starting on the sentence beginning date recorded on the prisoner’s conviction transcript and concluding on the prisoner’s department calculated end of sentence date.
Ala. Code § 14-6-5 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-5
Section 14-6-5 Refusal to Receive Prisoner into Custody
Status: in_force

Any jailer or other officer who willfully refuses to receive into his custody any person lawfully committed thereto on any criminal charge or conviction must, on conviction, be fined not more than $500.
Ala. Code § 14-5-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-10
Section 14-5-10 Hiring or Leasing of Convicts by Board of Corrections with State Agencies, Etc
Status: in_force

The Board of Corrections is hereby authorized to hire or lease convicts to any department, agency, board, bureau or commission of the state on such terms, conditions and at such prices as may be mutually agreed upon. Any department, agency, board, bureau or commission of the state is hereby authorized to contract with the board for the lease or hire of convicts upon such terms, conditions and at such price as may be mutually agreed upon. Any department, agency, board, bureau or commission of the state contracting with the board for the hire or lease of convicts is hereby authorized to expend any available funds necessary for carrying out the provisions of such contract.
Ala. Code § 14-6-93 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-93
Section 14-6-93 Janitor Service, Bathing Facilities, Etc
Status: in_force

The county commission or city council shall provide adequate janitor service for and shall enforce cleanliness in their respective jails, shall provide bathing facilities separate for males and females, soap and towels, hot and cold water, clean and sufficient bedding and clean clothes when the prisoners are not able to provide them.
Ala. Code § 14-1-1.2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-1.2
Section 14-1-1.2 Department of Corrections - Administration of Penal and Corrections Institutions
Status: in_force

The department shall be an administrative department responsible for administering and exercising the direct and effective control over penal and corrections institutions throughout this state. An institution over which the department exercises control may not be leased, transferred, or placed under the supervision or management of any nongovernmental entity without first obtaining the consent of the Legislature through the passage of legislation by a majority vote of the membership of each house.
Ala. Code § 14-6-95 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-95
Section 14-6-95 Jails, Etc., to Be Kept Clean, Etc
Status: in_force

The sheriff, chief of police, town marshal or other keepers of jails or prisons or the keeper or manager of the almshouse shall keep their respective jails, prisons and almshouses in a clean and sanitary condition, shall use every means and effort to prevent spitting on the floors and the walls of the jails, prisons and almshouses and shall exercise every precaution to prevent the spread of disease among the inmates.
Ala. Code § 14-2-28.1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-28.1
Section 14-2-28.1 Facilities - Determination on Provider of Telephone Service
Status: in_force

When a facility is constructed with the proceeds from any bonds issued under this chapter, a determination on the provider of telephone service for the facility shall be made by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections.
Ala. Code § 14-3-5 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-5
Section 14-3-5 Use of Net Income from Convict Labor
Status: in_force

Any part of the net income from the labor of state convicts may, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, be applied to permanent improvements or manufacturing at the prisons, looking to the more permanent employment of the convicts of different classes.
Ala. Code § 14-5-31 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-31
Section 14-5-31 Establishment of Community-Based Manual Labor Camps
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-2-6 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-6
Section 14-2-6 Members; Officers; Directors; Quorum; Vacancies; Salaries
Status: in_force

(a) The membership of the authority shall be as follows: The Governor shall be the president of the authority, the Commissioner of Corrections shall be the vice president of the authority, and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary of the authority. In addition to these three members, the Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, a member jointly appointed by the House Minority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader, and the Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be members of the authority. The governing documents of the authority shall be amended to reflect this membership.

(b) The State Treasurer shall be the treasurer and custodian of the funds of the authority, but shall not be a member of the authority.

(c) A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(d) Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold such office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of his or her term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take his or her place as a member or officer, as the case may be, of the authority.

(e) No member or officer of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he or she may render or for any duty he or she may perform in connection with the authority.

(f) No member, officer, or employee of the authority shall be personally liable for any debt, obligation, or liability of the authority.

(g) The authority may delegate any of its administrative or reporting duties and obligations under this chapter to the Department of Corrections or any other state agency, department, or other state entity.
Ala. Code § 14-3-41 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-41
Section 14-3-41 Separation of Convicts - Convicts Suffering from Tuberculosis
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-14-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14-2
Section 14-14-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

(2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections.

(3) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 55 years of age or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the penitentiary, who suffers from a chronic life-threatening infirmity, life-threatening illness, or chronic debilitating disease related to aging, who poses a low risk to the community, and who does not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society.

(4) PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED INMATE. A state inmate who possesses a permanent, irreversible physical or mental health condition that prevents him or her from being able to perpetrate a violent physical action upon another person or self or initiate or participate in a criminal act. The medical or mental health treatment or need for assistance of such individual must require daily assistance from a caretaker or a long-term skilled medical or rehabilitation center to perform or assist with activities of daily living, such as ambulation, dressing, and bathing and/or must require medications or treatments, such as hemodialysis, to sustain life which require regular diagnostic tests to monitor therapeutic effectiveness. Long-term care and housing needs of such individual with a physical or mental health condition described above must have the potential to exceed the capabilities to provide such need within the confinement of a secure correctional facility within the department.

(5) TERMINALLY ILL INMATE. A person convicted of a non-capital felony offense who is sentenced to the penitentiary and who has an incurable condition caused by illness or disease which would, with reasonable medical judgment, produce death within 12 months, and who does not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society.
Ala. Code § 14-2-34 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-34
Section 14-2-34 Dissolution
Status: in_force

When all bonds and securities issued by the authority and all obligations assumed by it under the provisions of this chapter shall have been paid in full, the then president of the authority shall thereupon execute and deliver in the name of, and in behalf of, the authority an appropriate deed or deeds, to which the seal of the authority shall be affixed and attested by the secretary of the authority, conveying all facilities and other assets then owned by the authority to the state, except that no such conveyance shall be required if the president of the authority determines that the issuance of additional bonds to finance improvements to existing facilities is contemplated. The officers of the authority may, in their discretion, at such time file with the Secretary of State a written statement, subscribed and sworn to by each of them, reciting the payment in full of all bonds theretofore issued by the authority and the execution and delivery of such deed or deeds, which statement shall be filed by the Secretary of State and recorded with the certificate of incorporation of the authority, and thereupon the authority shall stand dissolved.
Ala. Code § 14-6-41 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-41
Section 14-6-41 Supervision
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Corrections to supervise, either in person or by deputy, the feeding of all prisoners in the jails of this state. The sheriffs shall not be required to prepare and make out what is commonly known as the daily ration sheet or expense account, which means a daily record of foods served to prisoners.

(b) The county commission of each county shall supervise the feeding of all prisoners in the county jails over which it has jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-37 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-37
Section 14-6A-37 Obligations of Authority
Status: in_force

All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by a regional jail authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of any municipality nor count against the constitutional debt limit of a participating municipality. This section shall not be construed to release the original obligor from liability on any bond or other obligation assumed by the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-2-30 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-30
Section 14-2-30 Facilities - Leasing - County, Municipal Corporation, Agency of Federal Government, Etc
Status: in_force

If at any time any facility constructed by the authority is, or is about to be, vacant or unused as a result of there being no lease for such facility in effect for the current fiscal year, then, but only in such event, in order to prevent default on its bonds, the authority is hereby authorized to lease such facility to any other agency, department, bureau or commission of the state, any municipal corporation, public corporation, county, or other public body in the state, or any agency of the federal government other than the original lessee of said facility. Any such lease shall not be for the purpose of lending public credit but shall be solely to avoid default on the authority’s bonds and to insure the prompt payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon when due.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-35 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-35
Section 14-6A-35 Scope of Authority
Status: in_force

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this article, any municipality participating in a regional jail authority, upon terms, and with or without consideration as it may determine, may do all of the following:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services for the benefit thereof.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind.

(3) Do any and all other things permissible by law that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in attaining the objectives of this article whether or not specifically authorized in this section.

(4) Pay to the authority the proceeds of any special tax appropriated, apportioned, or allocated to the authority or to or for the benefit of any facility owned or operated by the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-15-8 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-15-8
Section 14-15-8 Maintenance of Records
Status: in_force

(a) All records maintained by the department in the name of an individual prisoner, including medical records, shall be the property of the department.

(b) In any pro se civil action subject to this chapter, where the State of Alabama, an agency of the State of Alabama, an employee of the State of Alabama, or a private contractor providing services to the department is named as a defendant, the commissioner of the department may share any records maintained in the name of the prisoner filing suit with counsel representing the above-named defendants.
Ala. Code § 14-9-40 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-40
Section 14-9-40 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Alabama Correctional Incentive Time Act.”
Ala. Code § 14-8-60 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-60
Section 14-8-60 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) BOARD. The Board of Corrections.

(2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Board of Corrections.

(3) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. Any correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the board.

(4) INMATE. A person either male or female, who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of confinement and treatment in a state correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the board and who is participating in the Alabama Board of Corrections work release or prerelease programs.
Ala. Code § 14-7-22 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-22
Section 14-7-22 Sale or Offer for Sale on Open Market of Articles or Products Manufactured by Prisoners
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for the Department of Corrections to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this state any articles or products manufactured wholly or in part in this or any other state by prisoners of this state or any other state, except prisoners participating in community correction programs, as defined under Section 15-18-170, et seq., or on parole, probation, or any other kind of community supervision.

(b) Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year or shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, in the discretion of the court.
Ala. Code § 14-2-24 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-24
Section 14-2-24 Obligations, Bonds, and Notes Not Debt of State
Status: in_force

All obligations incurred by the authority and all bonds and notes issued by it shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority, payable solely from the revenues and income which may under the provisions of this chapter be pledged to the payment thereof. No obligation incurred by the authority and no bond or note issued by it shall create an obligation or debt of the state.
Ala. Code § 14-10-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-10-3
Section 14-10-3 Penalty for Wrongful Discharge by Public Official
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-14-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14-3
Section 14-14-3 Eligibility for Furlough
Status: in_force

(a) No physical or medical condition that existed at the time of sentencing shall provide the basis for medical furlough under this chapter, unless the inmate has become permanently incapacitated or terminally ill after the date of sentencing. In considering an inmate’s eligibility for medical furlough, the department shall take into consideration the age of the inmate at the time the crime was committed.

(b) No inmate shall be considered for medical furlough unless the inmate consents in writing to the release after a written explanation of the inmate’s medical needs and the availability of medical services, unless the inmate is not capable of consent as determined by a medical professional.

(c) No inmate shall be considered for medical furlough unless he or she would be Medicaid or Medicare eligible at the time of release or a member of the inmate’s family agrees in writing to assume financial responsibility for the inmate, including, but not limited to, the medical needs of the inmate.
Ala. Code § 14-9-61 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-61
Section 14-9-61 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that according to 2013 RAND Corporation research, offenders who participate in quality education programs are 43 percent less likely to return to prison within three years. The Legislature further finds and declares that providing this group of individuals with skills essential for post-release success is paramount, in that it will reduce recidivism and improve post-release transition for offenders.
Ala. Code § 14-2-37 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-37
Section 14-2-37 Swap Agreements
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including without limitation Article 3, commencing with Section 41-1-40, of Chapter 1 of Title 41, the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority shall not enter into any swap agreement involving the bonds authorized to be issued by Act 2010-729. For purposes of the preceding sentence, swap agreement shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 41-1-41.
Ala. Code § 14-6-8 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-8
Section 14-6-8 Removal of Prisoners - Fire
Status: in_force

When the county jail or any building contiguous thereto is on fire and there is reason to apprehend that the prisoners may be thereby injured or endangered, the sheriff or jailer may remove them to a safe and convenient place and confine them there so long as may be necessary to avoid the danger.
Ala. Code § 14-6-82 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-82
Section 14-6-82 Authority to Order Jail, Etc., Put in Proper Condition
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-4-12 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-4-12
Section 14-4-12 Superintendent of Public Works - Bond
Status: in_force

The Superintendent of Public Works shall also enter into bond payable to the county and approved by the judge of probate, with two good and sufficient sureties, in the penalty of $1,000, conditioned that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office, obey the orders of the county commission and will not voluntarily permit the escape of any of the convicts committed to him.

The bond of the superintendent may be put in an action and prosecuted in all respects as is provided for actions on bonds of other public officers.
Ala. Code § 14-3-33 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-33
Section 14-3-33 Delivery of Convict by Sheriff
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-5-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-3
Section 14-5-3 Working Convicts in Coal Mines
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to work any convict, state or county, in any coal mine of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 14-11-50 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-50
Section 14-11-50 Prohibited Activities; Violations
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by the person in charge of the prison or other institution subject to this section, or by an officer of the institution empowered to give that authorization, it shall be unlawful for an inmate to possess a cellular telephone, wireless communication device, or computer that allows the input, output, examination, or transfer of computer programs from one computer to another person or for any person to possess with the intent to deliver, or delivers, to an inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections a cellular telephone, wireless communication device, or a computer that allows the input, output, examination, or transfer of computer programs from one computer to another person.

(b) An inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections who by means of a cellular telephone, wireless communication device, or computer communication system that allows the input, output, examination, or transfer of computer programs from one computer to another person any message or information communicates with another person shall provide his or her identity and inmate identification number to the person.

(c) Except as otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by the person in charge of the prison or other institution subject to this section, or by an officer of the institution empowered to give that authorization, it shall be unlawful for an employee of the Department of Corrections or other institution subject to this section to possess with the intent to deliver or delivery to an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections a cellular telephone, wireless communication device, or computer that allows input, output, examination, or transfer of computer programs from one computer to another person.

(d) A violation of subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be a Class C felony.

(e) This section may not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct proscribed by this section is also proscribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied.

(f) The Alabama Department of Corrections may enter into an agreement or contract to detect unauthorized inmate communications by cellular telephone or other wireless communication device.
Ala. Code § 14-6-16 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-16
Section 14-6-16 Commitment or Discharge of Prisoners - Duty to File Process or Order
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the sheriff or of the jailer under his direction to file in regular order and safely preserve the process or order by which any prisoner is committed to jail or discharged therefrom or an attested copy of such process or order.
Ala. Code § 14-2-13 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-13
Section 14-2-13 Bonds - Sale and Issuance of Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

The authority may, from time to time, sell and issue its refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any matured or unmatured bonds of the authority at the time outstanding and any premiums necessary to be paid to redeem any such bonds so to be refunded. Such refunding bonds shall be subrogated and entitled to all priorities, rights and pledges to which the bonds refunded thereby were entitled.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-30
Section 14-6A-30 Establishing or Joining Regional Jail Authority
Status: in_force

(a) The municipal council of two or more municipalities, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective mayors, may establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the municipalities participating in the regional jail authority.

(b) A municipality which desires to join an existing regional jail authority, by resolution and with the initial consent of the mayor, may request participation in the existing regional jail authority. A regional jail authority, by resolution, may approve the requesting municipality’s participation in the authority, and if approved, the municipality shall participate with all rights and obligations of the original municipalities participating in the regional jail authority.
Ala. Code § 14-8-41 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-41
Section 14-8-41 Designation by Counties and Board of Corrections of Officers or Employees to Do or Perform Acts or Functions Authorized by Article
Status: in_force

(a) The county commission may designate any officer or employee of the county to do and perform for the county any act or function this article empowers the county to do or perform; provided, however, that no elected official of the county shall be designated to do or perform any act or function for the county unless such elected officer is agreeable to being so designated.

(b) The Board of Corrections may designate any employee of the board to do and perform for the board any act or function this article empowers the board to do or perform.
Ala. Code § 14-3-56 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-56
Section 14-3-56 Commission of Offense During Incarceration - Confinement or Bail
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-6-22 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-22
Section 14-6-22 Misdemeanant Required to Pay Costs of Incarceration; Remission of Costs; Amount and Method of Payment; Payment of Costs as Condition of Probation, Etc., Authorized; Procedure Upon Default; Disposition of Costs
Status: in_force

(a)(1) A court shall require a convicted defendant in a misdemeanor case to pay housing, maintenance and medical costs associated with the defendant’s incarceration in a county or city jail except as otherwise provided herein. Such costs shall not exceed $20 per day that the defendant has been incarcerated plus actual medical expenses incurred on behalf of the defendant. Such costs shall be taxed as costs of court and shall be in addition to any and all other costs of court.

(2) At the time of sentencing such defendant may petition the court for remission of the payment of these costs or of any portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the defendant or his immediate family, the court may remit all or part of the amount due in such costs.

(3) In determining the amount and method of payment of these costs, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the defendant and the nature of the burden that payment of the costs will impose. A defendant who has been ordered to pay the housing, maintenance and medical costs and who is not in contumacious default in the payment thereof may at any time petition the court which sentenced him for remission of the payment of these costs or of any unpaid portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the defendant or his immediate family, the court may remit all or part of the amount due in such costs or modify the method of payment.

(b)(1) When a defendant is ordered to pay housing, maintenance and medical costs, the court may grant permission for payment to be made in a specified period of time or in specified installments. If permission is not included in the order these costs shall be payable forthwith.

(2) When a defendant ordered to pay housing, maintenance and medical costs is also placed on probation or imposition or execution of sentence is suspended the court may make payment of the costs a condition of probation or suspension of sentence.

(c) A default in the payment of the housing, maintenance and medical costs or any installment thereof may be collected by any means authorized by law for the enforcement of a judgment.

(d) Moneys collected for the housing, maintenance and medical costs of a convicted defendant in a misdemeanor case shall be collected by the clerk of the sentencing court and shall be payable to the county or city in whose jail the defendant was incarcerated.
Ala. Code § 14-8-33 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-33
Section 14-8-33 Adoption of Regulations and Policies for Extension of Limits of Confinement of Inmates; Assignment and Transfer of State Inmates Participating in Programs; Protests by Sentencing Judges, Etc., as to Participation by Inmates in Programs Within Counties in Which Convicted
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-5-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-5-2
Section 14-5-2 Hiring or Leasing of Convicts Generally
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to hire or lease for any purpose any convict, state or county, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 14-15-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-15-2
Section 14-15-2 Applicability
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to all pro se civil actions for money damages relating to terms and conditions of confinement brought under the laws of this state, or for injunctive, declaratory, or mandamus relief, brought by prisoners incarcerated in any state correctional facility. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to actions brought pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure or pursuant to Section 15-21-1.
Ala. Code § 14-6-87 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-87
Section 14-6-87 Ordering, Etc., of Alterations, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-12-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-12-3
Section 14-12-3 Persons Deemed Eligible to Attend Schools
Status: in_force

All persons incarcerated in the Board of Corrections units who are not high school graduates shall be eligible to attend such school.
Ala. Code § 14-8-67 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-67
Section 14-8-67 Willful Failure of Inmate to Remain Within Extended Limits of Confinement or Return to Place of Confinement Within Time Prescribed
Status: in_force

The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of the inmate’s confinement or to return within the time prescribed to the place of confinement designated by the commissioner shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the board and shall be punishable as prescribed by law.
Ala. Code § 14-6-97 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-97
Section 14-6-97 Duty of Sheriff, Etc., as to Food
Status: in_force

The sheriff, the chief of police or town marshal or the keeper or manager of the almshouse shall see that the food for the inmates of the jail, prison and almshouse, respectively, is nutritious, clean, wholesome and of sufficient quantity and variety and shall have all kitchens where food is prepared for the inmates adequately screened against flies.
Ala. Code § 14-8-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-10
Section 14-8-10 Penalty for Violating Article
Status: in_force

Anyone violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 14-3-72 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-72
Section 14-3-72 Installation
Status: in_force

The installation of an electrified security fence shall be between double security fences, with the exception of those locations where a building or wall constitutes a part of the security perimeter.
Ala. Code § 14-15-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-15-1
Section 14-15-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act.”
Ala. Code § 14-15-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-15-3
Section 14-15-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES. Written policies adopted or approved by the Alabama Department of Corrections and any private company or contractor providing any services within any correctional facility which establish an internal procedure requiring an inmate to file a written complaint to the department, correctional authorities, or any private company or contractor prior to filing a pro se civil action for claims related to the conditions of confinement or the effect of actions by government officials on the lives of prisoners incarcerated in prison.

(2) AVAILABLE. All administrative remedies adopted or approved by the department and any private company or contractor providing any services within any correctional facility which address claims of the kind asserted by the prisoner even if the administrative remedies do not allow the prisoner the particular kind of relief sought.

(3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Corrections.
Ala. Code § 14-2-9 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-9
Section 14-2-9 Powers - Eminent Domain
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the same power of eminent domain as the state. Such power shall be exercised in the same manner and under the same conditions as is provided by law for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the state.
Ala. Code § 14-6-51 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-51
Section 14-6-51 Emergency Prisoner Feeding Fund
Status: in_force

(a) The Emergency Prisoner Feeding Fund is established and seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) is automatically appropriated into the fund each state fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

(b) The state Comptroller shall transfer monies from the General Fund to the emergency fund at the beginning of each state fiscal year or as soon as possible thereafter.

(c) The emergency fund shall not exceed a total accumulated amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(d) The funds may be expended from time to time upon joint application by a county commission and the sheriff of a county in the case of an unforeseeable emergency cost overrun in the Prisoner Feeding Fund in the county treasury.

(e) This application shall be submitted to the Department of Finance and shall be supported by sworn statements by the chair of the county commission and the sheriff stating the reason for the need for emergency funding and the reason for the unforeseeable cost overrun.

(f) The department may demand any pertinent financial records prior to disbursing any emergency funding.

(g) The department shall determine when an application qualifies for disbursement of funds, but shall not consider the transfer of funds from another local source to continue feeding prisoners as grounds to deny the application.

(h) A county commission may not receive from this emergency fund per year more than 80 percent of the actual cost overrun, as substantiated by financial records, up to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year.
Ala. Code § 14-2-19 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-19
Section 14-2-19 Bonds - Disposition of Proceeds
Status: in_force

(a) All proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds, except refunding bonds, sold by the authority, remaining after payment of the expenses of issuance thereof, shall be turned over to the State Treasurer, shall be carried in a special account to the credit of the authority, and shall be subject to be drawn on by the authority solely for the purposes of:

(1) Acquiring land for and constructing, reconstructing, and equipping thereon one or more facilities;

(2) Constructing additional improvements on property currently owned by the Department of Corrections or the authority in order to provide for additional or replacement bedspace;

(3) Paying all reasonable and necessary expenses incidental thereto, including filing, recording, surveying, legal and engineering fees, and expenses;

(4) Paying the interest which will accrue on the bonds during the period required for the construction and equipping of the facilities and for a period not exceeding six months after the completion thereof;

(5) Paying the principal of and interest on all then outstanding notes theretofore issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-2-10;

(6) Paying for the cost of constructing the specialized men’s prison facility and the Escambia men’s prison facility; and

(7) Paying for the cost of renovation and improvement of existing state-owned prison facilities in Jefferson and Limestone Counties and an additional men’s prison facility selected by the authority and to be located in Barbour or Bullock County, and the construction of a women’s prison facility.

The balance of the proceeds thereafter remaining, unless required for the construction of other facilities by the authority as shall be determined by resolution within six months after completion of the facilities for which the bonds were issued, shall be set aside as additional security for the bonds or shall be used to pay, purchase, or redeem bonds as may be provided in the proceedings authorizing their issuance. The reasonable and necessary expenses incident to the construction of any facility shall, if deemed advisable by the authority, include all or any part of the expense of providing temporary facilities, during the construction of a new facility, for any penal or correctional institution facility which is demolished or unserviceable as such.

(b) All proceeds from the sale of refunding bonds issued by the authority that remain after paying the expenses of their issuance may be used only for the purpose of refunding the principal of and any unpaid and accrued interest on the outstanding bonds of the authority for the refunding of which the refunding bonds are authorized to be issued, together with any premium that may be necessary to be paid in order to redeem or retire such outstanding bonds.
Ala. Code § 14-3-49 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-49
Section 14-3-49 Employment - Working for Themselves
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-8-6 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-6
Section 14-8-6 Disposition of Earnings
Status: in_force

The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate’s wages directly to the Department of Corrections. The department may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates involved in work release. The department is authorized to withhold from an inmate’s earnings the cost incident to the inmate’s confinement as the department shall deem appropriate and reasonable. In no event shall the withheld earnings exceed 40 percent of the earnings of the inmate. After all expenses have been deducted by the department, the remainder of the inmate’s earnings shall be credited to his or her account with the department. Upon his or her release all moneys being held by the department shall be paid over to the inmate.
Ala. Code § 14-2-29 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-29
Section 14-2-29 Facilities - Leasing - State or Agency Thereof
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is hereby authorized to enter into a lease or leases of any one or more facilities constructed, acquired, reconstructed, renovated or improved by the authority under the provisions of this chapter to and with the department and any other agency, board, commission, bureau or department of the state which may be charged with the responsibility for the operation of any of the penal or correctional institutions of the state. The department and any such other agency, board, commission, bureau or department of the state and each of them are hereby authorized to lease any such facilities from the authority. No such lease shall, however, be for a term longer than the then current fiscal year of the state, but any such lease may contain a grant to the state or its agency of successive options of renewing said lease on the terms specified therein for any subsequent fiscal year or years of the state; provided, that liability for the payment of rent shall never be for a term longer than one fiscal year.

(b) Rent payment by the state or any of its agencies shall be due in accordance with the provisions of any lease by the authority of any of its facilities and shall, upon being so paid, entitle the state or such agency to quiet possession of the facilities leased for the remainder of such fiscal year. The rent for each fiscal year during which said lease agreement shall be in effect shall be due in accordance with the provisions of any lease by the authority of any of its facilities, and said rent for such fiscal year shall be payable, and any such covenant on the part of the state or any of its agencies shall be performed, solely out of the current revenues of the state for such fiscal year. The rent payable and the covenants to be performed by the state or any of its agencies under the provisions of said lease shall never create a debt of the state within the meaning of the Constitution.

(c) In the event that there shall be any default in the payment of any rent required to be paid or in the performance of any covenant required to be performed by the state or any of its agencies under the provisions of any such lease, while such lease is in effect, the authority and any pledgee of such lease may, by any appropriate proceedings instituted within the time permitted by law, enforce and compel the payment of such rent and the performance of such covenants. No free use shall be made of any facilities of the authority so long as the principal of or interest on any bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by the authority remains unpaid.

(d) In the event that any facility of the authority should become vacant or not be used by the state or one of its agencies, then neither the state nor any agency, board, bureau, commission, public corporation or department of the state shall rent, purchase, acquire, construct or lease any facility for penal or correctional use or renew any lease of any facility for penal or correctional use, nor shall it use any such facility other than those of the authority, so long as any facility of the authority shall remain vacant or unused.
Ala. Code § 14-3-32 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-32
Section 14-3-32 Federal Prisoners
Status: in_force

The Board of Corrections must receive into the penitentiary all convicts sentenced to imprisonment therein by any court of the United States held in this state, and must safely keep and employ them according to the rules and regulations of the institution until the expiration of the term for which they are sentenced or until they are otherwise discharged by law; and it must account to the Department of Finance for all moneys received for the support of such prisoners.
Ala. Code § 14-7-8 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-8
Section 14-7-8 Powers of Department of Corrections
Status: in_force

(a) The Alabama Department of Corrections may do all of the following:

(1) Purchase, in the manner prescribed by law, equipment, raw materials, components, and supplies.

(2) Engage the supervisory personnel necessary to establish and maintain for this state, at a penitentiary, penal farm, or other institution now or hereafter under the control of the department, industries for the utilization of services of prisoners in the manufacture or production of such articles or products as may be needed for the construction, operation, maintenance, or use of any office, department, institution, or agency supported in whole or in part by this state and the political subdivisions thereof.

(3) Promote the department’s products and services using any of the following manners:

a. Advertisements.

b. Meals.

c. Other commonly used methods to advertise products or services to the general public.

(b) Purchases of equipment, raw materials, components, and supplies by the Alabama Department of Corrections for the manufacture or production of prison-made goods pursuant to subsection (a) are exempt from purchasing through the Division of Purchasing of the Department of Finance.
Ala. Code § 14-6-40 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-40
Section 14-6-40 Duty to Feed Prisoners
Status: in_force

The sheriff of the county, except as otherwise provided by existing laws, in his or her official capacity, in person or by his or her deputy or jailer, shall be responsible for the feeding of prisoners in the jail under his or her jurisdiction in accordance with the terms of this article. The food and services in preparing food, serving food, and other services incident to the feeding of prisoners shall be paid for from funds as provided in Section 14-6-42. In no event shall the sheriff be personally responsible for the cost of feeding prisoners or any shortage in the funds provided for that purpose.
Ala. Code § 14-8-34 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-34
Section 14-8-34 Investigations and Recommendations by Employees of Board of Corrections and Counties Pertaining to Requests for Visits or Job Opportunities, Etc
Status: in_force

Employees of the board and the county are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for visits or job opportunities for their respective inmates and to otherwise assist the board or county in the implementation of the program authorized by this article.
Ala. Code § 14-2-18 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-18
Section 14-2-18 Bonds - Security for Deposit of Governmental Funds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued by the authority may be used by the holders thereof as security for deposits of any funds belonging to the state or to any instrumentality, agency or political subdivision of the state in any instance where security for such deposits may be required or permitted by law.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-36 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-36
Section 14-6A-36 Tax Exemptions
Status: in_force

The property and income of a regional jail authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from the bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. The authority shall be exempt from all taxes levied by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, license and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities in which the authority may engage. The authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate of any county in respect of its incorporation, the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, or the recording of any document.
Ala. Code § 14-6-102 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-102
Section 14-6-102 Special Session of County Commission
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-2-10 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-10
Section 14-2-10 Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Issuance of Bonds
Status: in_force

In anticipation of issuance of bonds under this chapter, the authority may, from time to time, borrow such sums as may be needed, not exceeding $1,000,000.00 in aggregate principal amount, for any of the purposes for which bonds are authorized to be issued under this chapter and in evidence of the moneys so borrowed may issue its promissory notes. The authorized principal amount of notes that may be issued under this section shall be reduced to the extent that bonds may be issued under this chapter. The principal of and the interest on notes so issued may, from time to time, be refunded by refunding notes or by bonds in anticipation of the issuance of which such notes were issued. All such notes, whether initial issues or refunding issues, may bear interest from their dates until their maturities at such rate or rates as may be deemed acceptable by the board of directors, not to exceed 10 percent per annum, shall mature within two years from their date, and the principal thereof, premium, if any, and interest thereon shall be payable solely from the proceeds of the refunding notes issued to refund any such notes outstanding, the proceeds from the sale of bonds in anticipation of the issuance of which any such notes were issued and funds from which such bonds may be made payable, all as may be provided in the resolution of the board of directors under which such notes may be issued.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-6
Section 14-6A-6 Scope of Authority
Status: in_force

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any county participating in the regional jail authority may, upon terms and with or without consideration as it may determine, do all of the following:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services for the benefit thereof.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind.

(3) Do any and all other things permissible by law that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in attaining the objectives of this chapter whether or not specifically authorized in this section.

(4) Pay to the authority the proceeds of any special tax appropriated, apportioned, or allocated to the authority or to or for the benefit of any facility owned or operated by the authority.
Ala. Code § 14-2-7 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-7
Section 14-2-7 Resolutions and Proceedings of Board of Directors
Status: in_force

All resolutions adopted by the board of directors shall constitute actions of the authority, and all proceedings of the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by the members of the authority and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
Ala. Code § 14-6-48 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-48
Section 14-6-48 Custodian of Funds; Violations
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall be the custodian of all funds paid into the Prisoner Feeding Fund pursuant to Section 14-6-47, which funds shall be public funds of the office of the sheriff. Any unexpended monies in the Prisoner Feeding Fund on the effective date of any new term of office shall remain in the fund to be expended by the office of the sheriff as provided in this chapter. Any sheriff who fails to maintain records for feeding prisoners as required in this chapter or to submit the same before the grand jury at each term of the circuit court held in his or her county or, upon the expiration of his or her term of office, to turn the same over to his or her successor as required by law is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 14-6-42 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-42
Section 14-6-42 Payments for Services; Recordkeeping; Use of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) Food and the services for preparing food, serving food, and other services incident to the feeding of prisoners in the county jail shall be paid for by the state as follows:

(1) Two dollars twenty-five cents ($2.25) per day for each prisoner.

(2) Beginning October 1, 2024, two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per day for each prisoner.

(3) Beginning October 1, 2025, two dollars seventy-five cents ($2.75) per day for each prisoner.

(4) Beginning October 1, 2026, three dollars ($3) per day for each prisoner.

(b)(1) Payments made by the state pursuant to this section to the office of the sheriff shall be deposited in a separate account designated the Prisoner Feeding Fund established in Section 14-6-47.

(2) The sheriff shall maintain records of all payments received and all expenditures made from the Prisoner Feeding Fund, which shall be subject to regular audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(3) Expenditures for the feeding of prisoners shall be exempt from the competitive bid law.

(c) The sheriff or county commission may use funds from any available source, including, but not limited to, other monies received by the sheriff or county commission for the feeding of federal or municipal prisoners, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 14-2-23 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-23
Section 14-2-23 Bonds - Bonds and Coupons Deemed Negotiable Instruments
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the authority, while not registered, shall be construed to be negotiable instruments even though they are payable from a limited source. All coupons applicable to any bonds issued by the authority, while the applicable bonds are not registered as to both principal and interest, shall likewise be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable from a limited source.
Ala. Code § 14-6A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6A / Section 14-6A-2
Section 14-6A-2 Powers
Status: in_force

The regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter and including, but not limited to, the following powers:

(1) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions, subject to the limitations provided in Chapter 93 of Title 11, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to defend civil actions against it.

(2) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.

(3) To have perpetual succession.

(4) To make and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority.

(5) To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized or to exercise any power expressly granted under this section.

(6) To acquire, receive, take, or dispose of, by purchase, sale, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, that the authority may deem necessary to accomplish its purposes.

(7) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, renovate, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and operate a regional jail facility which will serve as the county jail for each member county of the regional jail authority.

(8) To sell and issue bonds in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use, or purpose, pursuant to the same rules and regulations established for water, sewer, and fire protection districts as found in Chapter 89 of Title 11.

(9) To borrow money for any of its purposes.

(10) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of officers, employees, and agents as the purposes of the authority may require, including, but not limited to, engineers, architects, attorneys, management consultants, private jail management firms, fiscal advisers, and in particular, a superintendent to manage the regional jail facility, and jail personnel as necessary to operate and maintain the facility.

(11) To house all prisoners of the counties participating in the authority in its regional jail facility, and if the facility is sufficient and if space is available over and above space necessary to house prisoners of the participating counties, to receive into custody and house any persons committed under any federal, state, or municipal offense.

(12) To fix, revise, charge, and collect fees for the incarceration of prisoners housed in the regional jail facility from the counties participating in the authority and from any other local, state, or federal governmental entity whose prisoners are housed in the facility.
Ala. Code § 14-3-47 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-47
Section 14-3-47 Employment - Authorized; Regulations; Department Authorized to Establish Posts; Camps, Etc., for Labor, Discipline, Etc., Programs; Limitations
Status: in_force

(a) State inmates shall be employed at such labor, in such places and under such regulations within the state as may be determined by the Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections is expressly authorized to establish posts, camps or stations in conjunction with labor, discipline or rehabilitation programs. The Department of Corrections is authorized to direct inmates to work at any labor and at any site except as provided otherwise by law. The Department of Corrections is further authorized to direct inmates to participate in programs designed to improve their physical or mental or psychological well-being; or programs designed to instill discipline and a sense of responsibility in state inmates and the Department of Corrections is expressly authorized to establish posts, camps or stations to implement such programs.

(b) The Department of Corrections is expressly authorized to adopt rules and regulations to expend funds, to enter contracts and to do any other activity reasonably necessary to establish, regulate and control the programs as outlined in subsection (a) above.

(c) The Department of Corrections shall establish rules and regulations for the operation of these programs as outlined in subsection (a) above to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to protect the public; and in no case shall an inmate convicted of capital murder; rape in the first degree; sodomy in the first degree be placed in a program as outlined in subsection (a) above.

(d) Participation in the programs as outlined in subsection (a) above shall not create any legal cause of action or theory of recovery except as expressly provided for by the constitution of the United States or of Alabama; or by the statutes of the United States or of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 14-11-31 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-31
Section 14-11-31 Prohibited Acts
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any employee to engage in sexual conduct with a person who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Youth Services, a sheriff, a county, or a municipality.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any probation or parole officer to engage in sexual conduct with a person who is under the supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of the officer engaging in the sexual conduct with the person.

(c) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall, upon conviction, be guilty of custodial sexual misconduct.

(d) Custodial sexual misconduct is a Class C felony.

(e) For purposes of this article, the consent of the person in custody of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Youth Services, a sheriff, a county, or a municipality, or a person who is on probation or on parole, shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this article.
Ala. Code § 14-7-13 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-7-13
Section 14-7-13 Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Requirement as to Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc., Generally; Purchases by Political Subdivisions
Status: in_force

(a) On and after August 13, 1976, all offices, departments, institutions and agencies of this state which are supported in whole or in part by this state and political subdivisions thereof shall purchase from the Alabama Board of Corrections all articles or products required by such offices, departments, institutions, agencies or political subdivisions of this state produced or manufactured by the said Board of Corrections with the use of prison labor, as provided for by this chapter, and no such article or product may be purchased by any such office, department, institution or agency from any other source, unless excepted from the provisions of this section as provided in Section 14-7-14. All purchases made by state agencies shall be made through the Finance Department upon requisition by the proper authority of the office, department, institution or agency.

(b) Political subdivisions of this state may purchase directly from the Board of Corrections.
Ala. Code § 14-11-1 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-1
Section 14-11-1 Overworking, Maltreatment or Inflicting of Unauthorized Punishment on Convict
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-8-65 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-65
Section 14-8-65 Inmates Not Deemed Agents, Etc., of Board of Corrections While Going to and from Employment, Etc
Status: in_force

No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the board while involved in the free community or while going to and from employment or other specified areas.
Ala. Code § 14-6-43 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-43
Section 14-6-43 Allowance - Preparation and Service, Etc
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2019-133, § 2, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2019.
Ala. Code § 14-9-3 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-3
Section 14-9-3 Donation of Blood
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 14-14-4 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14-4
Section 14-14-4 Establishment of Furlough Program
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a medical furlough program. The commissioner shall adopt the rules and regulations for implementation of the medical furlough program. For each person considered for medical furlough, the commissioner shall determine whether the person is a geriatric inmate, permanently incapacitated inmate, or terminally ill inmate.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an inmate who has not served his or her minimum sentence shall be considered eligible for consideration for furlough under this chapter.

(c) This chapter shall not apply to inmates convicted of capital murder or a sexual offense.

(d) Medical furlough consideration shall be in addition to any other release for which an inmate may be eligible.

(e) The commissioner shall determine the conditions of release of any inmate pursuant to this chapter, including the appropriate level of supervision of the inmate, and shall develop a discharge plan for each inmate released under this chapter. Prior to the commissioner granting any release based on the appropriate medical documentation pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 14-14-5, employees of the department shall contact appropriate departments and agencies, which may include, but shall not be limited to, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Resources, Medicare, Medicaid, hospice organizations, or other public and nonprofit community service agencies as the commissioner may deem necessary for consultation in developing an appropriate discharge plan, and to confirm that required care and resources are available to meet the inmate’s needs. This chapter is not intended to expand or create new responsibilities for public agencies for arranging and providing care.

(f) In considering an inmate for medical furlough, the department may request that additional medical evidence be produced, or that additional medical examinations be conducted.

(g) Except as provided herein, the furlough of an inmate on medical furlough shall be for the remainder of the inmate’s sentence. In addition to terms and conditions prescribed by the department, supervision of an inmate on medical furlough shall at a minimum consist of biannual medical evaluations by a medical care provider at intervals to be determined by the commissioner at the time of release.

(h) If the medical condition of an inmate released pursuant to this chapter should improve to the extent that he or she no longer meets the criteria by which he or she was released, or if he or she violates a condition of release or becomes a danger to himself or herself or others, the commissioner shall revoke the furlough.

(i) The commissioner shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Interim Prison Committee, House Judiciary Sentencing Commission Subcommittee, and the Alabama Sentencing Commission on the number of applications for medical furlough, the nature of the illnesses, diseases, and conditions of the applicants, the number of inmates granted and denied release, and the number of persons on medical furlough who have been returned to the custody of the department. The commissioner shall further report on the status of all inmates who meet the criteria for medical furlough as defined in Section 14-14-2. This report shall include those individuals who have spent more than 30 calendar days within the prior 12 month time period in an infirmary or under direct medical supervision for the medical condition associated with the furlough request or its comorbidities. The report shall be made in a manner that does not disclose any individual identifying information for any particular inmate and shall be compliant in all respects with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Ala. Code § 14-1-1.5 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-1.5
Section 14-1-1.5 Deputy Commissioners; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications; Salary
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint no more than five deputy commissioners, who shall serve at his or her pleasure, and the commissioner shall define their duties. The deputy commissioners shall be individuals of good character, with good business, educational, or administrative experience, shall have no financial interest in any partnership, corporation, or association with which the department has any financial dealings, shall devote their full time to their official position, and shall have no other lucrative position while employed. Their salaries shall be set by the commissioner, but shall not exceed the salary paid the commissioner.

(b) One deputy commissioner shall be known as the Deputy Commissioner for Inmate Rehabilitation. The Deputy Commissioner for Inmate Rehabilitation shall be responsible for the development, implementation, and improvement of programs designed to reduce recidivism.
Ala. Code § 14-8-63 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-63
Section 14-8-63 Adoption of Regulations as to Eligibility for Extension of Confinement of Inmates Classified as Minimum Security Risks
Status: in_force

The board may adopt regulations as to the eligibility of those inmates who are classified as minimum security risks for the extension of confinement.
Ala. Code § 14-8-62 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-62
Section 14-8-62 Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Policies Extending Limits of Confinement for Inmates Studying Vocational or Educational Curricula
Status: in_force

In order to insure that the inmate may be qualified to seek employment after release and thereby become an asset to society, as well as to such inmate, the board is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and policies permitting the commissioner to extend the limits of confinement of an inmate where there is reasonable cause to believe the inmate will honor the trust placed in such inmate, under prescribed conditions, to leave the confines of that place unaccompanied by custodial agents for a prescribed period of time to study in either a vocational or educational curriculum at an institution appropriate for the inmate’s abilities.
Ala. Code § 14-8-39 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-39
Section 14-8-39 Granting of Leaves and Passes to Inmates
Status: in_force

The county in the case of county inmates and the board in the case of state inmates may institute a procedure for granting passes and leaves to inmates participating in work release under this article, and may grant such passes or leaves in deserving cases.
Ala. Code § 14-8-66 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-8-66
Section 14-8-66 Annual Report; Promotion of Public Understanding and Encouragement of Cooperation of State Agencies
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prepare an annual report to be filed not later than 60 days following the close of each fiscal year with the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, members of the Legislature and the Legislative Budget Committee showing the operation and administrations and suggestions as deemed advisable.

(b) The commissioner shall promote public understanding of the provisions of this article as well as encourage the cooperation of all state agencies involved in implementing the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 14-11-70 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-70
Section 14-11-70 Prohibited Activities; Violations
Status: in_force

(a) No inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections or city and county jails shall establish or maintain an account on any Internet-based social networking website.

(b) For purposes of this section, social networking website means an Internet-based website that has any of the following capabilities:

(1) Allows users to create web pages or profiles about themselves that are available to the general public or to any other users.

(2) Offers a mechanism for communication among users, such as a forum, chat room, electronic mail, or instant messaging.

(c) Any inmate or other person working in conjunction with a state correction’s inmate who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
Ala. Code § 14-1-24 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-1-24
Section 14-1-24 Quarterly Reports
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any reporting requirements under existing law, the Alabama Department of Corrections shall provide to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee quarterly reports that include all of the following:

(1) A report containing statistical data that would allow the Legislature to assess the size or composition of the inmate population.

(2) A report containing statistical data that would allow the Legislature to assess the general status of correctional officer staffing levels, including new hires and retention between reporting periods.

(3) A report containing statistical data, by sex, of inmate participation in educational, vocational, religious, or reentry programs.

(4) A list of all litigation filed during the quarter involving the department, or any of its employees that relates to performance of his or her employment, to include the case style, case number, court, date of filing, and the amount of money paid by the department to defend the litigation.

(5)a. A report containing statistical data of all occurrences of sexual abuse and sexual victimization of inmates in a correctional facility that are reported to the department. For each incident, the department shall designate whether the investigation is pending or complete. If the investigation is complete, the department shall provide whether the incident was found to be substantiated, unsubstantiated, or unfounded.

b. Reports shall include the date, facility, nature of the incident, and the number of inmates, correctional staff, or contractors involved in the incident.

(6)a. A report containing statistical data on the number, manner, and cause of inmate deaths occurring in a correctional facility, including the results of any autopsy provided to the department by a third party.

b. Reports shall include the date, facility, nature of the incident, and the number of inmates, correctional staff, or contractors involved in the incident.

(7)a. A report containing statistical data of cell phones or other electronic devices, weapons, and controlled substances recovered within a correctional facility.

b. Reports shall include the date, facility, nature of the incident, and the number of inmates, correctional staff, or contractors involved in the incident.

(b) Nothing in this section shall require the department to disclose sensitive security information; information from open criminal investigative files; material protected by attorney-client privilege, executive privilege, work product doctrine or that reveals legal strategy in pending litigation; information prepared for or filed under seal in any court proceeding; or information otherwise protected from disclosure by law.

(c) This report shall be made publicly available on the department’s website within 10 days of its delivery to the joint oversight committee at which time a digital notice of posting shall be sent to each member of the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 14-6-9 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-9
Section 14-6-9 Removal of Prisoners - Ill Health
Status: in_force

When the life or health of any prisoner, who is not confined under process from any court of the United States, may be seriously endangered by longer confinement in jail and that fact is made to appear clearly to any circuit court judge, such judge must, by an order in writing, direct the sheriff or jailer to remove him to some suitable place or hospital, as near as may be to the jail, and there safely keep him until his health is sufficiently restored to authorize his recommitment to jail.
Ala. Code § 14-3-73 — Alabama Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-73
Section 14-3-73 Liability of Providers for Injury or Death as Result of System
Status: in_force

A provider of electricity for the electric fence system authorized by this article or the providers of parts for construction of the system shall not be liable for any accident, injury, or death which may occur as a result of the construction or operation of the system.