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NH Rev Stat § 622:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:32 - Effect of Misconduct.

    622:32 Effect of Misconduct. –||If any prisoner shall willfully escape from a state prison or commit a breach of discipline while confined in said prison, or when at liberty on parole shall violate any of the terms and conditions governing prisoners on parole, the commissioner of corrections may, in his or her discretion, cause the forfeiture of all earnings remaining to the prisoner's credit, and the same shall be credited to the account from which it was taken. Any restitution ordered by a court or through the inmate disciplinary system shall, upon payment, be used to defray the operating expenses of the prisons.|||Source. 1913, 178:2. PL 400:30. RL 464:28. 1998, 386:10, eff. Aug. 26, 1998. 2007, 239:1, eff. June 25, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:33 - Repealed by 1990, 211:4, I, eff. June 26, 1990.

    622:33 Repealed by 1990, 211:4, I, eff. June 26, 1990. –|
NH Rev Stat § 622:33-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:33-a - Care and Custody of Female Prisoners.

    622:33-a Care and Custody of Female Prisoners. –||I. There is established a state confinement facility for female prisoners which shall be called the New Hampshire correctional facility for women.||II. The New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be under the superintendence of a warden. The warden shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of corrections and shall be an unclassified employee qualified by education and experience.||III. The operation of the New Hampshire correctional facility for women and the inmates confined to the New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be governed by the same laws, rules and regulations which govern the state prisons for men and inmates of the state prisons for men, except as otherwise specified by law.|||Source. 1990, 211:1. 1996, 159:6. 1998, 386:11. 1999, 296:7, eff. Sept. 14, 1999. 2015, 18:3, eff. July 4, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:34 - Repealed by 1990, 211:4, II, eff. June 26, 1990.

    622:34 Repealed by 1990, 211:4, II, eff. June 26, 1990. –|
NH Rev Stat § 622:34-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:34-a - Expenses of Confinement.

    622:34-a Expenses of Confinement. –||The expenses of confinement of any female transferred to the custody of the state prisons shall be paid by the institution making the transfer.|||Source. 1955, 61:3. 1998, 386:16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:35 - Good Behavior.

    622:35 Good Behavior. –||The law of this state with respect to diminution of the length of a sentence for good behavior or other cause shall apply to all sentences served in whole or in part in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions.|||Source. 1941, 123:1. RL 464:36. 1955, 38:2, eff. March 12, 1955.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:36 - Return or Transfer of Convicts.

    622:36 Return or Transfer of Convicts. –||Upon the termination of any contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, or when the terms of any such contract shall so provide, convicts confined in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions shall be returned by the commissioner of corrections or his assistant to the state prisons or shall be delivered to such other county prison facility or out-of-state penal institution as the commissioner of corrections shall have contracted with under the provisions of this subdivision. The commissioner of corrections shall provide for the return to this state of all such convicts as shall desire to return upon the expiration of their sentences or other discharge by law.|||Source. 1941, 123:1. RL 464:37. 1955, 38:3. 1998, 386:12, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:37 - Cost.

    622:37 Cost. –||The cost of maintenance of convicts transferred pursuant to this subdivision and the expenses incident to their transfer shall be payable out of the funds provided for the maintenance of the state prisons.|||Source. 1941, 123:1. RL 464:38. 1998, 386:16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:38 - Prison Security Force.

    622:38 Prison Security Force. –||The commissioner of corrections is authorized to organize a prison security force, consisting of members of the prisons' correctional line personnel, for the purpose of patrolling prison buildings, roads, and grounds and providing for general security at the prisons. The prison security force shall be under the immediate control of and responsible to the commissioner of corrections.|||Source. 1977, 599:2. 1998, 386:13, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:39 - Authority.

    622:39 Authority. –||All security officers of the prison security force shall be ex officio constables and shall possess general police powers including the power of arrest, but such powers shall extend only to the confines of the grounds of the prisons and only to the period during which such officers are on official active duty. The only 2 instances where the authority of members of the prison security force shall extend beyond the prisons' grounds are:||I. Where a member of the security force is in hot pursuit of a person or persons who have committed a crime or violation while on prison grounds or who have committed the crime of escape from the prisons; and||II. Where a member of the prison security force is transporting a court committed inmate.|||Source. 1977, 599:2. 1998, 386:14, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:40 - Definitions.

    622:40 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of corrections under RSA 21-H:2.||II. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. "Unit" means the secure psychiatric unit.|||Source. 1985, 337:1. 1995, 310:170, XI, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:41 - Unit Established.

    622:41 Unit Established. –||There is hereby established a secure psychiatric unit to receive and provide appropriate treatment for persons transferred under RSA 622:45 to a secure environment.|||Source. 1985, 337:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:42 - Repealed by 1995, 310:166, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

    622:42 Repealed by 1995, 310:166, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 622:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:43 - Staffing.

    622:43 Staffing. –||I. There are hereby established the following unclassified positions:||(a) A medical director, who shall be a board certified psychiatrist and shall be under the administrative supervision of the commissioner. The medical director shall be responsible for the provision, supervision, and administration of the medical and psychiatric services of the department of corrections and the unit.||(b) A psychiatrist, who shall be board eligible and who shall provide psychiatric and medical services under the supervision of the medical director.||(c) A non-medical director, who shall administer programs and services of the division of medical and psychiatric services and the unit.||II. The positions established by paragraph I shall carry with them an annual salary as set forth in RSA 94:1-a.||III. The commissioner shall appoint qualified personnel, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner, to the positions established by paragraph I of this section.|||Source. 1985, 337:1. 1993, 321:4, 5, eff. July 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:44 - Rulemaking.

    622:44 Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, which provide for effective treatment for persons found to be dangerous to themselves or others and committed or transferred pursuant to RSA 622:45 to an environment which provides for safety and security for the public, the staff, and those committed.||II. The rules shall reflect the general policy that persons committed or transferred to the unit, who may be convicted offenders, persons found not guilty because of insanity, pre-trial detainees, or persons civilly committed, shall retain all their individual rights, except where safety or security mandates restriction.|||Source. 1985, 337:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:46 - Treatment Standards.

    622:46 Treatment Standards. –||I. The commissioner shall establish clinical and treatment standards for the operation of the unit in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services. The commissioners shall review, at least biennially, any interagency agreements and the mental health program at the unit to determine which provisions, standards, or practices should be revised to improve treatment. The commissioner shall submit a report of its findings in each even-numbered year, commencing on or before November 1, 2020, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the governor, and the chairpersons of the house committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice issues and health and human services issues, and the chairpersons of the senate committees having jurisdiction over judicial issues and health and human services issues.||II. The governor shall appoint the director ex officio to the advisory committee of the New Hampshire department of corrections pursuant to RSA 21-G:11.|||Source. 1985, 337:1. 1995, 310:168, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2018, 353:4, eff. July 2, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:47 - Medical Records.

    622:47 Medical Records. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 329:26 and RSA 330-A:32, medical and mental health records concerning current patients shall be exchanged between other state medical and mental health facilities and the unit to facilitate treatment.|||Source. 1985, 337:1. 1998, 234:16, eff. Oct. 31, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:49 - Notification of Granting of Off-Grounds Privileges by Director.

    622:49 Notification of Granting of Off-Grounds Privileges by Director. –||Not less than 30 days before the intended date of the granting of off-grounds privileges by the director to any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings and subsequently transferred to the state mental health services system, the director shall give notice of such intention to the commissioner. The commissioner shall give notice of the director's intention to the superior court for the county in which said person was committed, to the attorney general, and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case. The superior court justice, the attorney general, or the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case may request a hearing before the superior court, in which case the director shall not grant off-grounds privileges to such person prior to the hearing. Following such hearing, the court may approve such off-grounds privileges or may order that no off-grounds privileges be granted at the time. In the event that the order of commitment by the superior court shall expressly provide restrictions upon the manner of commitment, such restrictions shall be observed until such restrictions are modified by further order of the court.|||Source. 1986, 220:3, eff. June 6, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:50 - Parole.

    622:50 Parole. –||The superior court may, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case and after a hearing, for due cause shown, parole any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings upon such terms and conditions as justice may require; and said court may at any time thereafter, for due cause shown, revoke said parole and order said person returned to the unit under the original commitment.|||Source. 1986, 220:3, eff. June 6, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:51 - Investigation of Detention.

    622:51 Investigation of Detention. –||The superior court may at any time, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case, upon application and after a hearing, for due cause shown, investigate the question whether there is sufficient reason for the detention in the unit of any person who has been committed thereto by criminal proceedings, and may order his discharge, when such order ought to be made, without the formality of a writ.|||Source. 1986, 220:3, eff. June 6, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:52 - Conduct of Hearings for Commitment, Detention, or Parole.

    622:52 Conduct of Hearings for Commitment, Detention, or Parole. –||Whenever provisions of this chapter relative to the commitment, detention, or parole of the mentally ill by criminal proceedings require that a hearing be conducted by the superior court, such hearing shall be ordered in accordance with the following requirements:||I. Such person shall have the right to be represented by counsel and shall have the right to present independent testimony. The court shall appoint counsel for such person whom it finds to be indigent and who is not represented by counsel, unless such person refuses the appointment of counsel.||II. The court may provide an independent medical examination for such indigent person upon the request of his counsel or upon his own request if he is not represented by counsel.||III. The person shall be allowed not less than 2 days after the appearance of his counsel in which to prepare his case and a hearing shall be conducted forthwith after such period unless counsel requests a delay.||IV. Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be furnished by the court to the commissioner, the person, his counsel, and his nearest relative or guardian.||V. The person or the commissioner may request either an open or a closed hearing and the court in its discretion may grant such a request.|||Source. 1986, 220:3, eff. June 6, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:53 - to 622:58 Repealed by 2019, 172:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019.

    622:53 to 622:58 Repealed by 2019, 172:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 622:58-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:58-a - Cost of Care Reimbursement Fund Established.

    622:58-a Cost of Care Reimbursement Fund Established. –||There is established the cost of care reimbursement fund, which shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of corrections. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of the general care of those persons under departmental control and upkeep of the prison facilities including equipment. The commissioner shall deposit all funds received from the department of justice as specified in RSA 622:58 into this fund.|||Source. 2019, 346:47, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 622:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622 - The State Prisons|Section 622:59 - Repealed by 2018, 115:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    622:59 Repealed by 2018, 115:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 622-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622-A - New England Interstate Corrections Compact|Section 622-A:1 - Name.

    622-A:1 Name. –||This chapter may be cited as the New England interstate corrections compact.|||Source. 1961, 101:1, eff. May 4, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 622-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622-A - New England Interstate Corrections Compact|Section 622-A:3 - Authority of Commissioner of Corrections.

    622-A:3 Authority of Commissioner of Corrections. –||The commissioner of corrections is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.|||Source. 1961, 101:1, eff. May 4, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 622-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622-B - Interstate Corrections Compact|Section 622-B:1 - Name.

    622-B:1 Name. –||This chapter may be cited as the national interstate corrections compact.|||Source. 1979, 111:1, eff. July 20, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 622-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622-B - Interstate Corrections Compact|Section 622-B:3 - Duty of the Commissioner of Corrections.

    622-B:3 Duty of the Commissioner of Corrections. –||The commissioner of corrections is authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to implement this compact and he may, in his discretion, delegate this authority to other persons.|||Source. 1979, 111:1, eff. July 20, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 622-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 622-C - International Prisoner Transfers|Section 622-C:1 - International Prisoner Transfer.

    622-C:1 International Prisoner Transfer. –||Whenever a treaty is in force between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the commissioner of corrections to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders and to take any other action necessary to implement the participation of this state in the treaty.|||Source. 1986, 156:3, eff. May 28, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 623:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 623 - Temporary Removal of Prisoners|Section 623:1 - Illness or Emergency.

    623:1 Illness or Emergency. –||I. Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility, state prison or other place of detention may, under necessary precautions, be taken by some regular or specially authorized officer from such place of detention to a medical facility for the purpose of receiving medical examination or treatment upon recommendation of a physician, a physician's assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and upon approval of the superintendent of the institution in which the person is confined. In the case of a transfer of a pretrial prisoner for medical purposes for a period in excess of 10 days, the justice of the court who originally ordered the prisoner's commitment shall be given written notice of the transfer within 15 days of said transfer, and shall be given notice upon the return of the prisoner within 15 days of the prisoner's return, provided the prisoner is not in the custody of correctional personnel while at the medical facility. The provisions of RSA 402:79 shall apply to payments for medical care provided pursuant to this section.||II. Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility, state prison or other place of detention may be temporarily taken from his place of confinement because of the imminently approaching death or funeral of a member of his immediate family or for other imperative and extraordinary purpose, including treatment, counseling or rehabilitation programs, for a period not exceeding 72 hours without approval by a justice of the superior court.||III, IV. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1917, 18:1. 1919, 58:1. PL 397:30. RL 461:30. RSA 623:1. 1975, 388:7. 1977, 306:1. 1979, 290:1. 1987, 250:2. 1988, 89:25. 2000, 225:2, eff. July 31, 2000. 2002, 255:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2003, 32:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; 237:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004 at 12:01 a.m. 2004, 218:2, eff. June 11, 2004. 2009, 54:4, 5, eff. July 21, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 623:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 623 - Temporary Removal of Prisoners|Section 623:1-a - Court Appearances.

    623:1-a Court Appearances. –|| Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility, state prison, or other place of detention may, under necessary precautions and upon approval of the administrator of the institution in which said person is confined, be taken by some regular or specially authorized officer from such place of detention to a state or federal court within the state of New Hampshire to appear in a proceeding before that court. During the time period such person is in a state courthouse, the sheriff, through the sheriff's deputies and bailiffs, shall be responsible for such person's custody and control.|||Source. 1977, 306:2. 1979, 290:2. 1988, 89:26. 1998, 297:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. 2003, 32:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 623:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 623 - Temporary Removal of Prisoners|Section 623:2 - Transfer From State Prisons.

    623:2 Transfer From State Prisons. –||Any person confined in a state prison may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of corrections, be transferred to a county correctional facility if such transfer is approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the receiving facility is located.|||Source. 1971, 312:1. 1988, 89:27. 1998, 386:15, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 623:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 623 - Temporary Removal of Prisoners|Section 623:3 - Repealed by 1992, 143:3, eff. July 5, 1992.

    623:3 Repealed by 1992, 143:3, eff. July 5, 1992. –|
NH Rev Stat § 623:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LX - Correction and Punishment|Title 623 - Temporary Removal of Prisoners|Section 623:4 - Transfer Procedure.

    623:4 Transfer Procedure. –||No person shall be transferred pursuant to the provisions of RSA 623:2 and RSA 21-H:8, VI, unless both the commissioner of corrections and the respective superintendent of the county department of corrections sign an authorization to permit such a transfer.|||Source. 1971, 312:1. 1988, 89:29. 1992, 143:2, eff. July 5, 1992.|