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NC Gen Stat § 148-22.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2 - Prison Regulations.|§ 148-22.2 - Procedure when surgical operations on inmates are necessary.

 148-22.2. Procedure when surgical operations on inmates are necessary.The medical staff of any penal institution of the State of North Carolina is hereby authorized to perform or cause to be performed by competent and skillful surgeons surgical operations upon any inmate when such operation is necessary for the improvement of the physical condition of the inmate. The decision to perform an operation shall be made by the chief medical officer of the institution, with the approval of the superintendent of the institution, and with the advice of the medical staff of the institution. No operation shall be performed without the consent of the inmate; or, if the inmate is a minor, without the consent of a responsible member of the inmate's family, a guardian, or one having legal custody of the minor; or, if the inmate be non compos mentis, then the consent of a responsible member of the inmate's family or of a guardian shall be obtained. Any surgical operations on inmates of State penal institutions shall also be subject to the provisions of Article 1A of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, G.S. 90-21.13, and G.S. 90-21.16.If the operation on the inmate is determined by the chief medical officer to be an emergency situation in which immediate action is necessary to preserve the life or health of the inmate, and the inmate, if sui juris, is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated so as to be incapable of giving consent or in the case of a minor or inmate non compos mentis, the consent of a responsible member of the inmate's family, guardian, or one having legal custody of the inmate cannot be obtained within the time necessitated by the nature of the emergency situation, then the decision to proceed with the operation shall be made by the chief medical officer and the superintendent of the institution with the advice of the medical staff of the institution.In all cases falling under this section, the chief medical officer of the institution and the medical staff of the institution shall keep a careful and complete record of the measures taken to obtain the permission for the operation and a complete medical record signed by the medical superintendent or director, the surgeon performing the operation and all surgical consultants of the operation performed. (1919, c. 281, ss. 1, 2; C.S., ss. 7221, 7222; 1947, c. 537, s. 24; 1951, c. 775; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1981, c. 307, ss. 2, 3; 2003-13, s. 8; 2004-203, s. 53(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2 - Prison Regulations.|§ 148-23 - Prison employees not to use intoxicants, narcotic drugs or profanity.

 148-23. Prison employees not to use intoxicants, narcotic drugs or profanity.No one addicted to the use of alcoholic beverages, or narcotic drugs, shall be employed as superintendent, warden, guard, or in any other position connected with the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, where such position requires the incumbent to have any charge or direction of the prisoners; and anyone holding such position, or anyone who may be employed in any other capacity in the State prison system, who shall come under the influence of alcoholic beverages during hours of employment, or reports for duty under the effect of intoxicants, or narcotic drugs, or who shall become intoxicated, or uses narcotic drugs, under circumstances that bring discredit on the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, shall be subject to immediate dismissal from employment by any of the institutions and shall not be eligible for reinstatement to such position or be employed in any other position in any of the institutions. Any superintendent, warden, correctional officer, supervisor, or other person holding any position in the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety who curses a prisoner under his charge shall be subject to immediate dismissal from employment and shall not be eligible for reinstatement.  (1917, c. 286, s. 16; 1919, c. 80, s. 8; C.S., s. 7733; 1925, c. 163; 1933, c. 172, s. 18; 1957, c. 349, s. 10; 1967, c. 996, s. 13; 1969, c. 382; 1981, c. 412, s. 4(4); c. 747, s. 66; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2012-83, s. 61; 2016-77, s. 8(c); 2017-186, s. 2(nnnnnnn).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-23.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2 - Prison Regulations.|§ 148-23.2 - Mobile phones prohibited on State correctional facilities premises.

 148-23.2. Mobile phones prohibited on State correctional facilities premises.Except as authorized by Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety policy, no person shall possess a mobile telephone or other wireless communications device on the premises of a State correctional facility. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an employee or visitor may possess a mobile telephone or other wireless communications device within the confines of a motor vehicle located in a designated parking area of a correctional facility's premises if the mobile telephone or other wireless communications device remains in the vehicle and the vehicle is locked when the employee or visitor has exited the vehicle.  (2009-560, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(ppppppp).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2 - Prison Regulations.|§ 148-24 - Religious services.

 148-24. Religious services.The general policies, rules and regulations of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety shall provide for religious services to be held in all units of the State prison system on Sunday and at such other times as may be deemed appropriate. Attendance of prisoners at religious services shall be voluntary. The Secretary of Public Safety shall if possible secure the visits of some minister at the prison hospitals to administer to the spiritual wants of the sick.  (1873-4, c. 158, s. 18; 1883, c. 349; Code, s. 3446; Rev., s. 5405; 1915, c. 125, ss. 1, 2; 1917, c. 286, s. 15; C.S., s. 7735; 1925, c. 163; c. 275, s. 6; 1933, c. 172, s. 18; 1955, c. 238, s. 9; 1967, c. 996, s. 6; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2017-186, s. 2(qqqqqqq).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2 - Prison Regulations.|§ 148-25 - Secretary to investigate death of convicts.

 148-25. Secretary to investigate death of convicts.The Secretary of Public Safety, upon information of the death of a convict other than by natural causes, shall investigate the cause thereof and report the result of such investigation to the Governor, and for this purpose the Secretary may administer oaths and send for persons and papers.  (1885, c. 379, s. 2; Rev., s. 5409; C.S., s. 7746; 1925, c. 163; 1933, c. 172, s. 18; 1955, c. 238, s. 9; 1967, c. 996, s. 15; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 19.1(i).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-25.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2B - Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities.|§ 148-25.1 - Definitions.

 148-25.1. Definitions.As used in this Article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body cavity searches. - The probing of body orifices in search of contraband.(2) Correctional facility. - Any unit of the State prison system, juvenile detention facility, or other entity under the authority of the State that has the power to detain or restrain a person under the laws of this State.(3) Correctional facility employee. - Any person who is employed by the State and who works at or in a correctional facility.(4) Escape risk. - An incarcerated person who is determined to be at high risk for escape based on an individualized risk assessment.(5) Important circumstance. - There has been an individualized determination that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the female incarcerated person presents a threat of harming herself, the fetus, or any other person, or an escape risk that cannot be reasonably contained by other means, including the use of additional personnel.(6) Incarcerated person. - Any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program.(7) Menstrual products. - Products that women use during their menstrual cycle. These include tampons and sanitary napkins.(8) Postpartum recovery. - The six-week period following delivery, or longer, as determined by the health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the female incarcerated person.(9) Restraints. - Any physical or mechanical device used to restrict or control the movement of an incarcerated person's body, limbs, or both.(10) Restrictive housing. - Any type of detention that involves removal from general population and an inability to leave a room or cell for the vast majority of the day. This term shall not include any of the following:a. Single-cell accommodations in facilities that provide those accommodations to all incarcerated persons.b. Single-cell accommodations in facilities that provide those accommodations to all persons of a certain sex or gender.c. Single-cell accommodations provided for medical reasons, except when pregnancy, alone, is the medical reason for the single-cell accommodations.d. Single-cell accommodations provided when an individualized determination has been made that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there exists a threat of harm to the female incarcerated person or the fetus.e. Single-cell accommodations provided at the request of the incarcerated person.(11) State of undress. - A situation when an incarcerated person is partially or fully naked, either in the shower, toilet areas, a medical examination room, or while having a body cavity search conducted.  (2021-143, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-25.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2B - Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities.|§ 148-25.3 - Inspection by correctional facility employees.

 148-25.3. Inspection by correctional facility employees.(a) Inspections When a Female Incarcerated Person is in the State of Undress. - To the greatest extent practicable and consistent with safety and order in a correctional facility, there shall be a limitation on inspections by male correctional facility employees when a female incarcerated person is in a state of undress. Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of a male correctional facility employee from conducting inspections when a female incarcerated person may be in a state of undress if no female correctional facility employees are available within a reasonable period of time.(b) Documentation Requirement. - If a male correctional facility employee deems it is appropriate to conduct an inspection or search while a female incarcerated person is in a clear state of undress in an area such as the shower, the medical examination room, toilet areas, or while a female incarcerated person is having a body cavity search, the male correctional facility employee shall submit a written report to the warden or administrator of the correctional facility within five days following the inspection or search, containing the justification for a male correctional facility employee to inspect the female incarcerated person while in a state of undress.  (2021-143, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-25.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2B - Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities.|§ 148-25.4 - Access to menstrual products.

 148-25.4. Access to menstrual products.Access to Menstrual Products. - The Department of Public Safety and the administrator of the correctional facility shall ensure that sufficient menstrual products are available at the correctional facility for all female incarcerated persons who have an active menstrual cycle. Female incarcerated persons who menstruate shall be provided menstrual products as needed at no cost to the female incarcerated person.  (2021-143, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-25.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 2B - Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities.|§ 148-25.5 - Training and technical assistance.

 148-25.5. Training and technical assistance.(a) Correctional Facility Employee Training. - The Department of Public Safety shall develop, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Divisions of Public Health and Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, and shall provide to all State prison employees who have significant regular contact with pregnant female incarcerated persons training related to the physical and mental health of pregnant female incarcerated persons and fetuses, including:(1) General care of pregnant women.(2) The impact of restraints on pregnant female incarcerated persons and fetuses.(3) The impact of being placed in restrictive housing on pregnant female incarcerated persons.(4) The impact of body cavity searches on pregnant female incarcerated persons.Training materials and curricula developed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to administrators of local confinement facilities.(b) Educational Programming for Pregnant Female Incarcerated Persons. - The Department of Public Safety shall develop and provide educational programming to pregnant female incarcerated persons held in State prisons related to:(1) Prenatal care.(2) Pregnancy-specific hygiene.(3) Parenting skills.(4) The impact of alcohol and drugs on the fetus.(5) General health of children.Training materials and curricula developed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to administrators of local confinement facilities.  (2021-143, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-26.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-26.1 - Definitions.

 148-26.1. Definitions.The following definitions apply:(1) to (3) Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 709, s. 1, effective July 1, 1983.(4) to (7) Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 226, s. 2, effective May 23, 1985.(8) "State public work project" or "State public work": A useful service other than the construction of buildings performed on any land, or any structure thereon, belonging to any principal department of State government as defined in subdivision (6) above, including, but not limited to, State parks, campuses, playgrounds, highways, roads, lakes, forests and waterways.(9) Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 226, s. 2, effective May 23, 1985. (1975, c. 682, s. 3; 1983, c. 709, s. 1; 1985, c. 226, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 148-26.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-26.5 - Pay and time allowances for work.

 148-26.5. Pay and time allowances for work.The provisions of G.S. 148-18 and 148-13 shall be applicable to inmate work on local or State public work projects contracted for by the Secretary of Public Safety as provided by G.S. 148-26 through 148-26.4. Travel, cost of inmate wages and custodial supervision expenses incurred by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and arising out of a local or State public work project shall be reimbursed on a cost basis to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety by the local or State contracting agency.  (1975, c. 682, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2017-186, s. 2(sssssss).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-28 - Sentencing prisoners to Central Prison; youthful offenders.

 148-28. Sentencing prisoners to Central Prison; youthful offenders.When a sentenced offender is to be taken to the Central Prison at Raleigh, a sheriff or other appropriate officer of the county shall cause such prisoner to be delivered with the proper commitment papers to the warden of the Central Prison. A person under 16 years of age convicted of a felony shall not be imprisoned in the Central Prison at Raleigh unless:(1) The person was convicted of a capital felony; or(2) He has previously been imprisoned in a county jail or under the authority of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety upon conviction of a felony.This provision shall not limit the authority of the Secretary of Public Safety from transferring a person under 16 years of age to Central Prison when in the Secretary's determination this person would not benefit from confinement in separate facilities for youthful offenders or when it has been determined that his presence would be detrimental to the implementation of programs designed for the benefit of other youthful offenders. Nor shall this provision limit the authority of the judges of the superior courts of this State or the Secretary of Public Safety from committing or transferring a person under 16 years of age to Central Prison for medical or psychiatric treatment.  (1933, c. 172, s. 7; 1971, c. 691; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 1977, c. 711, s. 27; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1147, s. 32; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2017-186, s. 2(ttttttt).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-31 - Maintenance of Central Prison; warden; powers and duties.

 148-31. Maintenance of Central Prison; warden; powers and duties.The Central Prison shall be maintained in such a manner as to conform to all the requirements of Article XI of the State Constitution, relating to a State's prison. A suitable person shall be appointed warden of the Central Prison, and he shall succeed to and be vested with all the rights, duties, and powers heretofore vested by law in the superintendent of the State's prison or the warden thereof with respect to capital punishment, or any matter of discipline of the inmates of the prison not otherwise provided for in this Article. (1933, c. 172, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 148-32.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-32.2 - Community work crew fee.

 148-32.2. Community work crew fee.The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety may charge a fee to any unit of local government to which it provides, upon request, a community work crew. The amount of the fee shall be no more than the cost to the Division to provide the crew to the unit of local government.  (2009-451, s. 19.24; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2014-100, s. 16C.2; 2017-186, s. 2(wwwwwww).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-32.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-32.3 - Inmate Construction Program.

 148-32.3. Inmate Construction Program.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to the provisions of this Article, the State Construction Office may utilize inmates in the custody of the Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety through the Inmate Construction Program for repair and renovation projects on State-owned facilities, with priority given to Department of Public Safety construction projects. State agencies utilizing the Inmate Construction Program shall reimburse the Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety for the cost of transportation, custody, and wages for the inmate crews.  (2020-78, s. 12.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 148-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-33 - Prison labor furnished other State agencies.

 148-33. Prison labor furnished other State agencies.The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety may furnish to any of the other State departments, State institutions, or agencies, upon such conditions as may be agreed upon from time to time between the Division and the governing authorities of such Department, institution or agency, prison labor for carrying on any work where it is practical and desirable to use prison labor in the furtherance of the purposes of any State department, institution or agency, and such other employment as is now provided by law for inmates of the State's prison under the provisions of G.S. 148-6: Provided that such prisoners shall at all times be under the custody of and controlled by the duly authorized agent of such Division. Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provisions of law contained in this Article or in this Chapter, no prisoner or group of prisoners may be assigned to work in any building utilized by any State department, agency, or institution unless a duly designated custodial agent of the Secretary of Public Safety is assigned to the building to maintain supervision and control of the prisoner or prisoners working there.  (1933, c. 172, s. 30; 1957, c. 349, s. 10; 1961, c. 966; 1967, c. 996, ss. 13, 15; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 2007-398, s. 4; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2012-83, s. 61; 2017-186, s. 2(xxxxxxx).)
NC Gen Stat § 148-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 148 - State Prison System|Article 3 - Labor of Prisoners.|§ 148-36 - Secretary of Public Safety to control classification and operation of prison facilities.

 148-36. Secretary of Public Safety to control classification and operation of prison facilities.All facilities established or acquired by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety shall be under the administrative control and direction of the Secretary of Public Safety, and operated under rules and regulations proposed by the Secretary and adopted by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety as provided in G.S. 148-11. Subject to such rules and regulations, the Secretary shall classify the facilities of the State prison system and develop a variety of programs so as to permit proper segregation and treatment of prisoners according to the nature of the offenses committed, the character and mental condition of the prisoners, and such other factors as should be considered in providing an individualized system of discipline, care, and correctional treatment of persons committed to the Division. The Secretary of Public Safety, or his authorized representative, shall designate the places of confinement where sentences to imprisonment in the State's prison system shall be served. The Secretary or his representative may designate any available facility appropriate for the individual in view of custodial and correctional considerations.  (1931, c. 145, s. 28; c. 277, s. 8; 1933, c. 46, ss. 3, 4; c. 172, ss. 4, 17; 1943, c. 409; 1955, c. 238, s. 7; 1957, c. 349, s. 10; 1967, c. 996, s. 7; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2012-83, s. 61; 2017-186, s. 2(zzzzzzz).)