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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.17. Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position

§ 24–201.17. Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position.
The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby directed, authorized, and required to execute the judgments of the law prior to March 4, 1923, pronounced and thereafter to be pronounced in the District of Columbia by the courts thereof in all capital cases, and the power prior to March 4, 1923, given to and now vested in such Mayor to appoint such Superintendent and all appointments to the position of such Superintendent made by such Mayor are hereby ratified and confirmed; and any failure on the part of Congress, either prior to or after March 4, 1923, to make a specific appropriation for the salary or compensation of such Superintendent shall not be construed either as an abolition of such position of Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail or as a repeal of the power and authority of such Mayor to appoint such Superintendent.
(Mar. 4, 1923, 42 Stat. 1533, ch. 292.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-417.
1973 Ed., § 24-417.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.18. Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory. [Repealed]

§ 24–201.18. Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 5, 1920, 41 Stat. 869, ch. 234; Feb. 28, 1923, 42 Stat. 1357, ch. 148, § 1; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(c), (d), 43 DCR 1179.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-418.
1973 Ed., § 24-418.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(212) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.19. Sale of gun mountings. [Repealed]

§ 24–201.19. Sale of gun mountings. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 45, Pub. L. 85-45, § 1; May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 17(c), (d), 43 DCR 1179.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-418a.
1973 Ed., § 24-418a.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.20. Workhouse; Reformatory; Superintendents and all other employees; appointment; discharge; supervision of Board of Public Welfare. [Omitted]

§ 24–201.20. Workhouse; Reformatory; Superintendents and all other employees; appointment; discharge; supervision of Board of Public Welfare. [Omitted]
Omitted.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.21. Grounds of Jail increased

§ 24–201.21. Grounds of Jail increased.
The buildings and grounds adjoining the Washington Asylum in the District of Columbia, used prior to June 16, 1880, as a naval and army magazine are added to the grounds of the Washington Asylum and Jail and subjected to the control of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as part of the Asylum until otherwise ordered.
(June 16, 1880, 21 Stat. 270, ch. 235; Mar. 2, 1911, 36 Stat. 1003, ch. 192.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-420.
1973 Ed., § 24-420.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.22. Payment for subsistence of prisoners

§ 24–201.22. Payment for subsistence of prisoners.
There shall be allowed and paid by the Attorney General for the subsistence of prisoners in the custody of any marshal of the United States and the Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail in the District of Columbia such sum as it reasonably and actually costs to subsist them. And it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to prescribe such regulations for the government of the marshals and the Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail in the District of Columbia in relation to their duties under §§ 24-201.12 to 24-201.16 and this section as will enable him to determine the actual and reasonable expenses incurred.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1380, ch. 854, § 1204; Mar. 2, 1911, 36 Stat. 1003, ch. 192.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-421.
1973 Ed., § 24-421.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail

§ 24–201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail.
All expenses incurred for maintenance of the Jail of the District of Columbia and for support of prisoners therein shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, and estimates for such expenses shall each year be submitted in the annual estimates for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia.
(Aug. 18, 1894, 28 Stat. 417, ch. 301; June 29, 1922, 42 Stat. 668, ch. 249.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-422.
1973 Ed., § 24-422.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.24. Reimbursement of United States

§ 24–201.24. Reimbursement of United States.
The United States shall be reimbursed, as heretofore, for the maintenance of District of Columbia inmates, and all sums paid by such District for such maintenance for the service of the fiscal year 1927 and subsequent fiscal years shall be covered into the Treasury as “miscellaneous receipts.”
(Apr. 29, 1926, 44 Stat. 347, ch. 195, title II.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-423.
1973 Ed., § 24-423.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.25. Charge against District for care of convicts

§ 24–201.25. Charge against District for care of convicts.
The cost of the care and custody of District of Columbia convicts in any federal penitentiary shall be charged against the District of Columbia in quarterly accounts to be rendered by the disbursing officer of said penitentiary; and the amount to be charged against the District of Columbia shall be ascertained by multiplying the average daily number of District of Columbia convicts confined in the penitentiary during the quarter by the per capita cost for all prisoners in such penitentiary for the same quarter but excluding expenses of construction or extraordinary repair of buildings.
(Mar. 3, 1915, 38 Stat. 869, ch. 75, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-424.
1973 Ed., § 24-424.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.26. Place of imprisonment

§ 24–201.26. Place of imprisonment.
All prisoners convicted in the District of Columbia for any offense, including violations of municipal regulations and ordinances and acts of Congress in the nature of municipal regulations and ordinances, shall be committed, for their terms of imprisonment, and to such types of institutions as the court may direct, to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States or his authorized representative, who shall designate the places of confinements where the sentences of all such persons shall be served. The Attorney General may designate any available, suitable, and appropriate institutions, whether maintained by the District of Columbia government, the federal government, or otherwise, or whether within or without the District of Columbia. The Attorney General is also authorized to order the transfer of any such person from one institution to another if, in his judgment, it shall be for the well-being of the prisoner, or relieve overcrowding or unhealthful conditions in the institution where such prisoner is confined, or for other reasons.
(July 15, 1932, ch. 492, § 11; June 6, 1940, 54 Stat. 244, ch. 254, § 8.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-425.
1973 Ed., § 24-425.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 24-241.08.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.27. Rewards

§ 24–201.27. Rewards.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, is authorized to provide for the payment of rewards for the capture, or for information leading to the apprehension, of fugitives from District of Columbia penal, correctional, and welfare institutions and of conditional release and parole violators. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be apportioned and expended in the discretion of, and upon such conditions as may be imposed by, the Mayor of the District of Columbia. No reward money shall be paid to any officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department, or of any penal, correctional, or welfare institution, or of any court, legal agency, or other agency closely involved in the criminal justice system.
(Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 506, Pub. L. 93-140, § 11.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-426.
1973 Ed., § 24-426.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.28. Discharge and release payments

§ 24–201.28. Discharge and release payments.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to furnish each prisoner upon his release from a penal or correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the government of the District of Columbia with suitable clothing and, in the discretion of the Mayor, a sum of money, which shall not exceed $100.
(Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 506, Pub. L. 93-140, § 12.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-427.
1973 Ed., § 24-427.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part A - General › § 24–201.29. Institutional good time. [Repealed]

§ 24–201.29. Institutional good time. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 802, 41 DCR 2608.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-428.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary repeal of section, see § 802 (a) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part B - Prison Overcrowding › § 24–201.41. Definitions. [Repealed]

§ 24–201.41. Definitions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 2, 34 DCR 5287; Nov 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 1802(a), 50 DCR 5668; Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 7, 50 DCR 6574.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-901.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(a) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(a) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
Short Title
Short title of title XVIII of Law 15-39: Section 1801 of D.C. Law 15-39 provided that title XVIII of the act may be cited as the Department of Corrections Procurement of Jail Bed Space Amendment Act of 2003.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part B - Prison Overcrowding › § 24–201.42. Declaration of state of emergency; reduction of minimum and maximum sentences [Repealed]

§ 24–201.42. Declaration of state of emergency; reduction of minimum and maximum sentences [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 3, 34 DCR 5287; Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 7, 50 DCR 6574.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-902.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part B - Prison Overcrowding › § 24–201.43. Termination of state of emergency [Repealed]

§ 24–201.43. Termination of state of emergency [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 4, 34 DCR 5287; Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 7, 50 DCR 6574.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-903.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part B - Prison Overcrowding › § 24–201.44. New housing or facilities; rated design capacity [Repealed]

§ 24–201.44. New housing or facilities; rated design capacity [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 5, 34 DCR 5287; Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 1802(b), 50 DCR 5668; Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 7, 50 DCR 6574.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-904.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(b) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(b) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part B - Prison Overcrowding › § 24–201.45. Exception [Repealed]

§ 24–201.45. Exception [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 6, 34 DCR 5287; Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 1802(c), 50 DCR 5668; Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 7, 50 DCR 6574.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-905.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 24-201.61, see § 3002 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-453, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8026).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(c) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(c) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part C - District of Columbia Jail Inmate Cap › § 24–201.61. Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail

§ 24–201.61. Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the number of sentenced persons housed at the District of Columbia Jail (Central Detention Facility) by the Department of Corrections shall not exceed 2,050 at any time.
(b) If the Department of Corrections requires an exemption to the cap on the number of sentenced persons established by subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall transmit a resolution requesting an exemption to the Council for a 30-day period of review. The transmitted resolution requesting an exemption shall include the reasons for the exemption, the consequences if the exemption is not approved, and the time the exemption shall be in force. If the Council has not approved or disapproved the resolution requesting an exemption within the 30-day review period, the resolution requesting an exemption shall be deemed disapproved.
(Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 3102, 49 DCR 6968.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter I - Prisons › Part D - Population Caps and Design Capacity › § 24–201.72. New housing or facilities for use as prisons; rated design capacity

§ 24–201.72. New housing or facilities for use as prisons; rated design capacity.
(a) After January 30, 2004, all new housing or facilities purchased, leased, constructed, or converted by the Department for use as a prison, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall have only single occupancy rooms or cells and shall comply with all applicable federal and District of Columbia laws.
(b) Multiple occupancy or dormitory-style housing or facilities may be used in minimum security conditions only; provided, that the housing or facilities meet all applicable American Correctional Association standards related to multiple occupancy housing.
(c) After January 30, 2004, rated design capacity shall not include trailers, modular units, or bed space not designed for prison housing.
(d) In Fiscal Year 2004, the Department shall use not less than $1.43 million of its appropriated funds to procure, in accordance with the requirements of this section, additional bed space for prisoners who otherwise would be housed within the Central Detention Facility of the D.C. Jail.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “rated design capacity” means the actual bed space in a prison facility as certified by the Department of Corrections utilizing the most recent standards established by the American Correctional Association and consistent with applicable federal and District of Columbia laws.
(Jan. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-62, § 6, 50 DCR 6574.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part A - General › § 24–211.01. Created

§ 24–211.01. Created.
There is created in and for the District of Columbia a Department of Corrections to be under the charge of a Director who shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(June 27, 1946, 60 Stat. 320, ch. 507, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-441.
1973 Ed., § 24-441.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 24-101.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 3002 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-187, August 26, 2009, 56 DCR 7374).
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part A - General › § 24–211.03. Transfer of duties, powers and materials of Board of Public Welfare

§ 24–211.03. Transfer of duties, powers and materials of Board of Public Welfare.
With respect to the said institutions, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall succeed to all the powers and authority, and to all the duties and obligations vested in or imposed by law upon the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia. Where powers are vested in or duties are imposed by existing law upon the Director of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia with respect to said institutions, such powers and duties are transferred to and shall be exercised by the Director of the Department of Corrections. The officers and employees and all plant and equipment, official records, furniture, and supplies of the said institutions are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections.
(June 27, 1946, 60 Stat. 321, ch. 507, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-443.
1973 Ed., § 24-443.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part A - General › § 24–211.04. Continuance of regulations

§ 24–211.04. Continuance of regulations.
All rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Public Welfare with respect to said institutions shall continue in force and effect until amended or repealed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
(June 27, 1946, 60 Stat. 321, ch. 507, § 4.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-444.
1973 Ed., § 24-444.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(213) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part A - General › § 24–211.05. Continuance of prior contracts; prior appropriations

§ 24–211.05. Continuance of prior contracts; prior appropriations.
No contract for services or supplies made by the Board pursuant to authority granted to it by law shall be invalidated by this enactment and the unexpended balances of all appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for the Board with respect to said institutions shall become available for use by the Department of Corrections under the direction of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(June 27, 1946, 60 Stat. 321, ch. 507, § 5.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-445.
1973 Ed., § 24-445.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part A - General › § 24–211.06. Charge against United States for care of convicts

§ 24–211.06. Charge against United States for care of convicts.
The cost of the care and custody of persons confined in the said institutions charged with or convicted of offenses under any law of the United States not applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be charged against the department or agency of the United States primarily responsible for the care and custody of such persons in quarterly accounts to be rendered by the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue. The amount to be charged for such care and custody shall be ascertained by multiplying the average daily number of such persons so confined during the quarter by the per capita cost for the same quarter for all prisoners in the institution where confined, excluding expenses of construction or extraordinary repair of buildings. The sum so derived shall be credited to the current appropriation for the maintenance and operation of such institutions.
(June 27, 1946, 60 Stat. 321, ch. 507, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-446.
1973 Ed., § 24-446.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2 of Immigration Detainer Compliance Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-379, June 15, 2012, 59 DCR 7383).
References in Text
Pursuant to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s “Notice of Public Interest” published in the April 18, 1997, issue of the District of Columbia Register ( 44 DCR 2345) the Office of Tax and Revenue assumed all of the duties and functions previously performed by the Department of Finance and Revenue, as set forth in Commissioner’s Order 69-96, dated March 7, 1969. This action was made effective January 22, 1997, nunc pro tunc.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part B - Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing › § 24–211.21. Definitions

§ 24–211.21. Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Applicant” means all persons who have filed any written employment application forms to work at the Department.
(2) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(3) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.
(4) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections.
(5) “High potential risk employee” (“HPR employee”) means any Department employee who has resident care and custody responsibilities or who works within a correctional institution, including any employees and managers who are carried in a law enforcement retirement status.
(6) “Law enforcement retirement status” means any employee who contributes to the 7.5% retirement status category.
(7) “Post-accident employee” means any Department employee who, while on duty, is involved in a vehicular or other type of accident resulting in personal injury or property damage, or both.
(8) “Random testing” means drug or alcohol testing taken by Department employees at an unspecified time for the purposes of determining whether any Department employees have used drugs or alcohol and, as a result, are unable to satisfactorily perform their employment duties.
(9) “Reasonable suspicion” means a belief by a supervisor that an employee is under the influence of an illegal substance or alcohol to the extent that the employee’s ability to perform the employee's job is impaired. Supervisors shall be trained in substance abuse recognition and shall receive a second opinion from another supervisor prior to making a reasonable suspicion referral.
(Sept. 20, 1996, D.C. Law 11-158, § 2, 43 DCR 3702; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 11(a), 70 DCR 635.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-448.1.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of subchapter, see §§ 2 through 5 of the Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Emergency Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-167, November 28, 1995, 42 DCR 6805) and §§ 2 through 5 of the Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-208, February 14, 1996, 43 DCR 794).
Temporary Legislation
Temporary addition of subchapter: D.C. Law 11-91 added this subchapter.
Section 7(b) of D.C. Law 11-91 provided that the act shall expire after the 225th day of its having taken effect or on the effective date of the Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Act of 1995, whichever occurs first.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part B - Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing › § 24–211.22. Employee testing

§ 24–211.22. Employee testing.
(a) The following Department employees shall be tested for drug and alcohol use:
(1) Applicants;
(2) Those employees who have had a reasonable suspicion referral;
(3) Post-accident employees, as soon as reasonably possible after the accident; and
(4) HPR employees.
(b) Only HPR employees shall be subject to random testing.
(c) Employees shall be given at least a 30-day written notice from September 20, 1996, that the Department is implementing a drug and alcohol testing program and shall be given an opportunity to seek treatment. Following September 20, 1996, the Department shall procure a testing vendor and testing shall be implemented as described herein.
(d) The Department shall comply with the requirements of subchapter XX-E of Chapter 6 of Title 1.
(Sept. 20, 1996, D.C. Law 11-158, § 3, 43 DCR 3702; Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-276, § 3, 68 DCR 00048; Oct. 22, 2022, D.C. Law 24-190, § 302, 69 DCR 008849.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-448.2.
Applicability
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-190: § 401(a)(2) of D.C. Law 24-190 provided that the change made to this section by § 302 of D.C. Law 24-190 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-72, May 4, 2021, 68 DCR 004925).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-339, July 27, 2020, 67 DCR 9352).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-327, June 8, 2020, 67 DCR 7595).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-125, Oct. 7, 2019, 66 DCR 13158).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-77, July 8, 2019, 66 DCR 8089).
For temporary addition of subchapter, see note to § 24-211.21.
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-128, Aug. 27, 2020, 67 DCR 8619).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Law 23-26, Oct. 24, 2019, 66 DCR 12086).
Temporary addition of subchapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 24-211.21.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part B - Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing › § 24–211.24. Procedure and employee impact

§ 24–211.24. Procedure and employee impact.
The drug testing policy shall be issued in advance to inform employees and allow them the opportunity to seek treatment. Thereafter, any confirmed positive test results or a refusal to submit to the test shall be grounds for termination of employment in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 6 of Title 1. This testing program is for all employees, including management, and shall be implemented as a single Department program. The results of a random test may not be turned over to any law enforcement agency without the employee’s written consent.
(Sept. 20, 1996, D.C. Law 11-158, § 5, 43 DCR 3702.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-448.4.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of subchapter, see note to § 24-211.21.
Temporary Legislation
Temporary addition of subchapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 24-211.21.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part C - Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigations › § 24–211.41. Authorization of investigation

§ 24–211.41. Authorization of investigation.
(a) The Director of the Department of Corrections (“Director”) shall conduct, on a biennial basis, National Crime Information Center (“NCIC”) criminal background investigations on all Department employees including non-probationary employees.
(b) At the Director’s discretion, the Director also may conduct NCIC investigations at unspecified times.
(June 19, 1998, D.C. Law 12-126, § 2, 45 DCR 1232.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-448.11.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 2 of the Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation Authorization Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-444, December 6, 1996, 44 DCR 116), § 2 of the Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation Authorization Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-33, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1913), § 2 of the Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation Authorization Second Emergency Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-188, October 30, 1997, 44 DCR 6968), and § 2 of the Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation Authorization Congressional Recess Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-251, January 29, 1998, 45 DCR 899).
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 24-211.61, see § 2902 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-453, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8026).
Temporary Legislation
Temporary addition of section: Section 2 of D.C. Law 11-230 added this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part D - Limitation on Department of Corrections’ Use of Facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus › § 24–211.61. Limitation on Department of Corrections’ use of facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus. [Repealed]

§ 24–211.61. Limitation on Department of Corrections’ use of facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 3002, 49 DCR 6968; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 12, 70 DCR 635.)
Mayor's Orders
Establishment — Steering Committee for the Planning and Development of Hill East Waterfront, see Mayor’s Order 2002-157, September 13, 2002 ( 49 DCR 8627).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter II - Department of Corrections › Part E - Grant for Inmate and Returning Citizen Assistance › § 24–211.71. Department of Corrections resident and returning citizen assistance grant

§ 24–211.71. Department of Corrections resident and returning citizen assistance grant.
(a) In Fiscal Year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the annual funds available to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants ("Office"), no less than $125,000 shall be awarded to an organization that assists individuals currently in the custody of or recently released from the District of Columbia Jail or the Correctional Treatment Facility.
(b) The Office shall award the grant funds provided under subsection (a) of this section in their entirety as early in the fiscal year as is feasible. The Office shall not provide the grant funds on a reimbursement basis.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 3132, 63 DCR 10775; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 13, 70 DCR 635.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter III - Educational Good Time Credits › § 24–221.01. Educational good time

§ 24–221.01. Educational good time.
(a) Every person whose conduct complies with institutional rules and who demonstrates a desire for self-improvement by successfully participating in an academic or vocational program, including special education and Graduate Equivalency Diploma programs, shall earn educational good time credits of no less than 3 days a month and not more than 5 days a month.
(b) Educational good time credits authorized by the provisions of this section shall be applied to the person’s minimum term of imprisonment to determine the date of eligibility for release on parole and to the person’s maximum term of imprisonment to determine the date when release on parole becomes mandatory.
(Apr. 11, 1987, D.C. Law 6-218, § 3, 34 DCR 484; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 701, 56 DCR 7413.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-429.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 24-221.01c, § 24-231.08, and § 24-403.02.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-88, in subsec. (a), substituted “participating in” for “completing” and deleted the second sentence which had read as follows: “These credits shall not be awarded until completion of the academic or vocational program.”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3061 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter III - Educational Good Time Credits › § 24–221.01a. Meritorious good time credit

§ 24–221.01a. Meritorious good time credit.
(a) In the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, a person may be allowed meritorious good time credit for performing exceptionally meritorious service or performing duties of outstanding importance in connection with institutional operations.
(b) Meritorious good time credits authorized by this section shall be applied to the person’s minimum term of imprisonment to determine the date of eligibility for release on parole and to the person’s maximum term of imprisonment to determine the date when release on parole becomes mandatory.
(Apr. 11, 1987, D.C. Law 6-218, § 3a; as added Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 802(b), 41 DCR 2608; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 14(a), 70 DCR 635.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-429.1.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 802(b) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment › Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners › Subchapter III - Educational Good Time Credits › § 24–221.01b. Limitations

§ 24–221.01b. Limitations.
Educational and meritorious good time credits shall not reduce the minimum sentence of any person convicted of a crime of violence as defined by § 22-4501, by more than 15%.
(Apr. 11, 1987, D.C. Law 6-218, § 3b; as added Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 802(c), 41 DCR 2608; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 14(b), 70 DCR 635.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 24-429.2.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 802(c) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 402(a) of Public Safety Legislation Sixty-Day Layover Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-693, January 18, 2011, 58 DCR 640).
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 402(a) of Public Safety Legislation Sixty-Day Layover Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-45, April 20, 2011, 58 DCR 3701).