Title 14

The commissioner shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this article, subject to the following: (1) Such employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is performed and in accor…

No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the board while involved in the free community or while going to and from employment, or other specified areas. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 307,…

The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate’s wages directly to the Department of Corrections. The department may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates involved in work release. The department is authorized to wit…

Inmates employed under this article shall be eligible for good time credit in the same manner as other inmates under the jurisdiction of the board. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 307, p. 4595, §8.)

The commissioner shall prepare an annual report to be filed not later than 60 days following the close of each fiscal year with the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, members of the Legislature and the Legislative Budget Committee showing the operation and administrations and sug…

As used in this article the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) COUNTY INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one year’s duration or less. (2) STATE INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced t…

(a) There is hereby authorized in each county of the state a work release program for county inmates and state inmates in custody of the county. Such program may be established at the option of the county in accordance with the provisions of this article. (b) The State Board of C…

Any county establishing a work release program pursuant to this article may also establish a work release camp to be used in carrying out the program, wherein inmates participating in the program may be housed in lieu of confinement in the county jail. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p. 883…

Employees of the board and the county are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for visits or job opportunities for their respective inmates and to otherwise assist the board or county in the implementation of the program aut…

The board and the county shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this article, subject to the following conditions: (1) Such employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is per…

(a) The State of Alabama and any county are hereby authorized to become employers of work release inmates under this article, and as such may employ inmates to perform any state or county job available, including, but not limited to, road or bridge work, garbage collection and sc…

The employer of an inmate involved in work release pursuant to this article shall send the inmate’s wages directly to the county or its designated agent. Of each inmate’s earnings, 25 percent of his gross wages shall be applied to the costs incident to the inmate’s confinement. I…

County inmates employed under this article shall be eligible for good time credit in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in the county jail or other county correctional facility. State inmates so employed shall be eligible for good time credit in the same manner…

The county in the case of county inmates and the board in the case of state inmates may institute a procedure for granting passes and leaves to inmates participating in work release under this article, and may grant such passes or leaves in deserving cases. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p…

No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the department, state, or county while involved in the free community, while under the direction, control, and supervision of the inmate’s employe…

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

The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed shall be deemed an escape from a state penal institution in the case of a state inmate and an escape from the custody of th…

Anyone violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p. 883, §14.)

The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not directly inconsistent herewith. It is specifically provided that any work release program in operation or functioning pursuant to any local law on August 24, 1976, may be …

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Board of Corrections. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Board of Corrections. (3) STATE CORRECTIONAL IN…

In order to provide for the individual supervision and placement of an inmate in the community where the inmate will reside after release from a state correctional institution, the board is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and policies permitting the commissioner to extend …

In order to insure that the inmate may be qualified to seek employment after release and thereby become an asset to society, as well as to such inmate, the board is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and policies permitting the commissioner to extend the limits of confinement…

The board may adopt regulations as to the eligibility of those inmates who are classified as minimum security risks for the extension of confinement. (Acts 1976, No. 136, p. 130, §4.)

Employees of the board are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for visits or job opportunities for inmates and otherwise to assist the commissioner in the implementation of the program authorized by this article. (Acts 1976…

No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the board while involved in the free community or while going to and from employment or other specified areas. (Acts 1976, No. 136, p. 130, §7.)

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

The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of the inmate’s confinement or to return within the time prescribed to the place of confinement designated by the commissioner shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the board and shall be punishable …