Title 14 — Title 14

Chapter. The Board of Corrections shall have the power and authority to prepare and promulgate policies which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this chapter with respect to matters of administration respecting the same. History: (Acts 1976, No. 286, p. 319, §12.)…

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Legislature shall authorize in its annual appropriations an Industrial Revolving Fund and set the amount therein for the use of the Board of Corrections. The board is authorized to expend such moneys out of appropriations …

to State General Fund of Excess Funds in Industrial Revolving Fund. All moneys collected by the Board of Corrections from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured or produced by prison labor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be forthwit…

The Board of Corrections shall have the power to authorize the commissioner of the Board of Corrections to sell and dispose of all surplus agricultural products and all personal property owned by the Board of Corrections which have not been manufactured by the board for the purpo…

Manufactured by Prisoners. (a) It shall be unlawful for the Department of Corrections to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this state any articles or products manufactured wholly or in part in this or any other state by prisoners of this state or any other state, excep…

(a) In order to implement work-oriented rehabilitation programs in an actual private enterprise work environment, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may contract or enter into agreements with private individuals, enterprises, partnerships, or corporations to develo…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect Sections 21-2-1 through 21-2-4. History: (Acts 1976, No. 286, p. 319, §18.)

This chapter may be cited as the “Prison-Made Goods Act of Alabama.” History: (Acts 1976, No. 286, p. 319, §1.)

It is hereby declared to be the intent of this chapter: (1) To provide more adequate, regular and suitable employment for the vocational training and rehabilitation of the prisoners of this state, consistent with proper penal purposes. (2) To utilize the labor of prisoners for se…

(a) The Alabama Department of Corrections may do all of the following: (1) Purchase, in the manner prescribed by law, equipment, raw materials, components, and supplies. (2) Engage the supervisory personnel necessary to establish and maintain for this state, at a penitentiary, pe…

Decision of Board of Corrections to Obligate Funds to Initiation of Manufacturing in Industry in Which Not Previously Engaged. At least 30 days prior to a final decision by the Board of Corrections to obligate any funds to initiate manufacturing in an industry in which it has not…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section. (1) BOARD. The Board of Corrections. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Board of Corrections. (3) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Such term shall m…

Anyone violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 307, p. 4595, §11.)

(a) The board is authorized to adopt regulations and policies permitting the commissioner to extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate, as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will know his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to lea…

Employees of the board are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for visits, job opportunities for inmates and to otherwise assist the commissioner in the implementation of the program authorized in this article. History: (Ac…

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…

Counties; Contracts Between Board of Corrections and Counties as to Costs of Maintenance of State Inmates Participating in Programs; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Governing Participation by State Inmates in Programs. (a) There is hereby authorized in each county of the st…

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. History: (Acts 1976, No. 63…

Confinement of Inmates; Assignment and Transfer of State Inmates Participating in Programs; Protests by Sentencing Judges, Etc., as to Participation by Inmates in Programs Within Counties in Which Convicted. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1976, N…

Corrections and Counties Pertaining to Requests for Visits or Job Opportunities, Etc. 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 inmate…

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…

Paid Inmates Employed Thereby. (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 …

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. History: (Acts 1976, N…

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…

County, Etc. 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 inm…

Employees to Do or Perform Acts or Functions Authorized by Article. (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 ele…

Confinement or Return to Place of Confinement Within Time Prescribed. 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 institut…

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

Programs Operating or Functioning Pursuant to Local Law. 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 function…

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. History: (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess.,…

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…

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…

Confinement of Inmates Seeking Employment and Place of Residence. 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 rule…

Confinement for Inmates Studying Vocational or Educational Curricula. 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 po…

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

Corrections Pertaining to Requests for Visits or Job Opportunities, Etc. 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…

to and from Employment, Etc. 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. History…

of Cooperation of State Agencies. (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…

Confinement or Return to Place of Confinement Within Time Prescribed. 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 deem…

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. History: (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…

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1969, No. 1119, p. 2075.)

This article shall be known as the “Alabama Correctional Incentive Time Act.” History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-446, p. 690, §1.)

Requirements. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), each prisoner who is convicted of any offense against the laws of the State of Alabama and is confined, in execution of the judgment or sentence upon any conviction, in the penitentiary, or at hard labor for the county jail,…

A deduction from a sentence provided for by this article shall be allowed for any time period served on parole. No deduction from a sentence provided by this article shall be used for determining an inmate’s eligibility for parole. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-446, p. 690, §3; Act…

(a) Any good conduct time credit earned by or otherwise granted to a prisoner prior to enactment of this article, under laws existing prior to the passage of this article, shall be computed by the Department of Corrections through the date next preceding May 19, 1980 under such l…

(a) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to give any retroactive effect to this article. (b) Nothing contained in this article shall in any way be construed to repeal or affect the provisions of Section 13A-5-9, or any other statute heretofore or hereinafter enacted in this state …

This article shall be known as the Alabama Education Incentive Time Act. History: (Act 2021-477, §1.)