Title 14 — Title 14

When the county jail or any building contiguous thereto is on fire and there is reason to apprehend that the prisoners may be thereby injured or endangered, the sheriff or jailer may remove them to a safe and convenient place and confine them there so long as may be necessary to …

The only town or city prisons embraced within the provisions of this article are such as are in towns or cities of 10,000 or more population, according to the most recent federal census. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4853; Code 1940, T. 45, §159.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7215; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4852; Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §160.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4854; Code 1940, T. 45, §161.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4855; Code 1940, T. 45, §162.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7216; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4857; Code 1940, T. 45, §163.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7217; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4858; Code 1940, T. 45, §164.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4859; Acts 1927, No. 595, p. 693; Code 1940, T. 45, §165.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4860; Code 1940, T. 45, §166.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7219; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4861; Code 1940, T. 45, §167.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4862; Code 1940, T. 45, §168.)

When the life or health of any prisoner, who is not confined under process from any court of the United States, may be seriously endangered by longer confinement in jail and that fact is made to appear clearly to any circuit court judge, such judge must, by an order in writing, d…

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7220; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4863; Code 1940, T. 45, §169.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1907, §7221; Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4864; Code 1940, T. 45, §170.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4865; Code 1940, T. 45, §171.)

The county commission or city council shall provide adequate janitor service for and shall enforce cleanliness in their respective jails, shall provide bathing facilities separate for males and females, soap and towels, hot and cold water, clean and sufficient bedding and clean c…

The sheriff, chief of police, town marshal or other keepers of jails or prisons shall enforce cleanliness among the prisoners, and shall compel them to bathe their persons when entering jail and at least once each week while confined therein. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356;…

The sheriff, chief of police, town marshal or other keepers of jails or prisons or the keeper or manager of the almshouse shall keep their respective jails, prisons and almshouses in a clean and sanitary condition, shall use every means and effort to prevent spitting on the floor…

Confined. Any apartment of any jail, prison or almshouse in which any person affected with any infectious, contagious or communicable disease shall have been confined shall be fumigated immediately upon the removal of such person, the fumigation to be done under the direction of …

The sheriff, the chief of police or town marshal or the keeper or manager of the almshouse shall see that the food for the inmates of the jail, prison and almshouse, respectively, is nutritious, clean, wholesome and of sufficient quantity and variety and shall have all kitchens w…

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4871; Code 1940, T. 45, §177.)

In the event the Board of Corrections needs the service of a coroner and there is not a coroner in the county, the judge of probate shall appoint a special coroner at the request of the board. History: (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4872; Code 1940, T. 45, §178.)

(a) The county commissions of two or more counties may, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective sheriffs, establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the counties participating…

The regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter and including, but no…

(a) The regional jail authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following: (1) Two members appointed by the county commission of the most populous county, one of whom may be a member of the county commission. (2) One member from each of the remaining cou…

(a) The municipal council of two or more municipalities, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective mayors, may establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the municipalities part…

A regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article and including, but not …

(a) A regional jail authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following: (1) Two members appointed by the municipal council of the most populous municipality, one of whom may be a member of the municipal council. (2) One member from each of the remaining…

(a) After a regional jail facility is operational, the facility shall serve as the municipal jail for each municipality participating in the regional jail authority. Each municipality shall retain its authority regarding the custody and transportation of prisoners from the munici…

A regional jail authority is a governmental entity as defined by subdivision (1) of Section 11-93-1, and the services it performs are hereby declared to be governmental functions. The employees of the authority shall be entitled to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System …

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this article, any municipality participating in a regional jail authority, upon terms, and with or without consideration as it may determine, may do all of the following: (1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services …

The property and income of a regional jail authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from the bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. The …

All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by a regional jail authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of any municipality nor count against the constitutional debt limit of a parti…

At any time when a regional jail authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, its board may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members, and with the prior approval of the city council of each municipality participating in the regional jail authority, adopt a res…

Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the provisions shall not apply to any Class 1 municipality. History: (Act 2006-185, p. 1260, §10.)

Superintendent. (a) After a regional jail facility is operational, the facility shall serve as the county jail for each county participating in the regional jail authority and shall satisfy the requirements of Section 11-14-10 and Section 14-6-1. The sheriff of each county shall …

The regional jail authority is a governmental entity as defined by subdivision (1) of Section 11-93-1 and the services it performs are hereby declared to be governmental functions. The employees of the authority shall be entitled to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System…

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any county participating in the regional jail authority may, upon terms and with or without consideration as it may determine, do all of the following: (1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services for t…

The property and income of the regional jail authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from the bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. Th…

All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by the authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of any county nor count against the constitutional debt limit of a participating county. T…

At any time when a regional jail authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, its board may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members, and with the prior approval of the county commission of each county participating in the regional jail authority, adopt a reso…

Any article or product manufactured by the Board of Corrections for sale through the Finance Department to any office, department, institution or agency of the state or to any political subdivision thereof shall be manufactured or produced only upon state specifications developed…

The Board of Corrections and the Finance Department shall fix and determine the prices at which all articles or products manufactured or produced shall be furnished. History: (Acts 1976, No. 286, p. 319, §10.)

for Manufacture or Production of Additional Articles or Products. (a) The Board of Corrections shall cause to be prepared, at such times as it may determine, catalogues containing an accurate and complete description of all articles and products manufactured or produced by it pur…

Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc., Generally; Purchases by Political Subdivisions. (a) On and after August 13, 1976, all offices, departments, institutions and agencies of this state which are supported in whole or in part by this state and political subdivi…

Requirement of Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc. Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions in subsection (a) of Section 14-7-13 may be made in the case of articles or products produced or manufactured in work shops or home industries develope…

At least 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Finance Department shall provide to the Board of Corrections summary reports of the kind and amount of articles and products purchased for state offices, departments, institutions and agencies based upon the previous …

Purposes to Which Articles or Products to Be Devoted. In keeping with the primary objective of vocational training and rehabilitation of prisoners, the articles or products manufactured or produced by prison labor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be devoted…

of Goods and Services Offered by Correctional Industries Division. Any volunteer fire department and rescue squad organizations operating in this state which have been granted an exemption under the provision of Section 40-18- 32 or approved by the Federal Internal Revenue Servic…

In addition to the information ordinarily required by law in the annual audits of expenditures and operations of the Board of Corrections made by the State Auditor, after August 13, 1976 such annual audit reports shall also include a detailed statement of all materials, machinery…