Title 14 — Title 14

There is hereby created the Alabama Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “the department” which shall have all of the duties, responsibilities, authority, power, assets, liabilities, property, funds, appropriations, contractual rights and obligations, property ri…

Institutions. The department shall be an administrative department responsible for administering and exercising the direct and effective control over penal and corrections institutions throughout this state. An institution over which the department exercises control may not be le…

The department shall be headed by and under the independent direction, supervision and control of a Commissioner of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner,” who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby authorized t…

The commissioner shall be a person of good character, of good business experience and experience in the administration of correctional systems, shall have no financial interest in any partnership, corporation or association with which the department has any financial dealings and…

(a) The commissioner may appoint no more than five deputy commissioners, who shall serve at his or her pleasure, and the commissioner shall define their duties. The deputy commissioners shall be individuals of good character, with good business, educational, or administrative exp…

Exceeds State Sentence. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall release into the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, or its authorized representative, any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections whose federal sentence exceeds his or her …

Services. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may appoint administrators to carry out the operations and management of correctional facilities, including facilities defined in Section 14-2-1, who: (i) shall serve at his or her pleasure; (ii) shall be deemed e…

Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(22), effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §7.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §8.)

Patients Needing Long-Time Hospitalization. The board may also make such changes in the existing arrangements with reference to the segregation and treatment of tubercular patients and other patients needing long-time hospital detention and care who are serving sentences for conv…

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1953, No. 202, p. 267, §6.)

There is hereby created from the board’s general operating funds, for the use and benefit of the board, a fund in the amount of $40,000.00 to be known as the Corrections Revolving Fund. The purpose of said fund shall be to pay certain expenses at the general office of the board a…

in Governor. All duties, responsibilities, authority, power, assets, liabilities, property, funds, appropriations, contractual rights and obligations, property rights and personnel, whether accruing or vested, by operation or by law and which are not in conflict with Sections 14-…

Vested in Governor. Effective October 1, 1979, the Board of Corrections of the State of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights, whether accruing or vested in the…

Set Salary and Designate Duties. All functions and duties of the department shall be exercised by the Governor, acting by himself or by and through such administrative divisions or such officers or employees or individuals as he may designate. The Governor is hereby further autho…

Appointment; Meetings; Quorum; Capital Outlays and Capital Improvements; Compensation; Funding from Oil and Gas Leases. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-764, p. 130…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CORRECTIONS FACILITY. Any facility or program controlled or operated by the state Department of Corrections or any of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds…

(a) The Alabama Department of Corrections may establish a program designed to increase correctional officer hiring and retention by offering bonuses or training incentives, or a combination of both, to employees in specified correction officer classifications for remaining employ…

Care. (a)(1) Counties are not financially responsible for the cost of health care provided to a parolee or probationer charged with, or sanctioned or revoked for, a parole or probation violation. (2) The county may submit an invoice to the Department of Corrections for reimbursem…

On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Corrections shall enter into agreements, and operation shall begin pursuant to the agreements, with at least one residential transition center established pursuant to Section 15-22-30.1 or at least three consenting county jails desi…

Procedures; Liability Coverage. (a) For the purpose of establishing consenting county jails for the housing and care of parolees and probationers pursuant to Sections 15-22-32 and 15-22-54, the Department of Corrections, in consultation with the Alabama Sheriffs’ Association and …

(a) In addition to any reporting requirements under existing law, the Alabama Department of Corrections shall provide to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee quarterly reports that include all of the following: (1) A report containing statistical data that would allow…

The Department of Corrections may expend funds appropriated for the department to procure services, materials, and items needed for programs and events of the department related to any of the following: (1) Recruitment, training, and retention of law enforcement officers and supp…

(a) The department may appoint officers and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties and shall fix and determine their qualifications, duties, and authority. The employees of the department, except the commissioner, the deputy commissioners, appointed adminis…

Upon the acquisition of the Perry County Facility by the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, as provided in Chapter 2, the Department of Corrections shall employ all otherwise eligible employees below the rank of captain, through provisional appointments, persons w…

Safety. Any Department of Corrections officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, including a K-9 handler, may use a police animal or search and rescue animal, as defined in Section 13A-11-260, to assist any law enforcement agency with publ…

(a) The board shall require its officers and employees and those of institutions under its charge or control who may be charged with the handling of any public moneys to give bond to the state in a sum to be prescribed by the board, conditioned faithfully to account for all money…

The board shall have the power to create within the board such divisions as may be necessary for its effective administration. Each division in the board shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated as the chief of s…

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §3.)

Governor and Legislature Prior to Construction of Permanent Facilities at Prisons. Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(22), effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §6; Acts 1951, Ex. Sess., No. 10, p. 176; Acts 1978, No. 595, p. 717, §3.)