Title 24 — Prisoners and Their Treatment.
16 chapters · 283 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 24-263.01 Telephone charges in penal or correctional institutions
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(a) Notwithstanding any other District of Columbia law, no telephone service provider shall charge a customer a rate for operator-assisted calls made from a penal or correctional institution in the District of Columbia in excess of the maximum rate determined by the Public Servic…
D.C. Code § 24-263.02 Prohibited charges in government contracts
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In any contract to which the District of Columbia is a party that is for the holding or incarceration of persons charged or convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, such contract shall prohibit surcharges, commissions, or other financial impositions that are i…
D.C. Code § 24-263.03 Department of Corrections report
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(a) The Department of Corrections (“Department”) shall survey the communications plans used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and all state prison systems. The Department shall explore additional alternative communication plans with telecommunications companies. The explored alte…
D.C. Code § 24-263.04 Operator-assisted calls
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The Public Service Commission shall determine the maximum rate for operator-assisted calls made from phones utilized by inmates of a penal or correctional institution in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 24-271 Establishment of Fund
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D.C. Code § 24-272 Availability of fund for rehabilitation of convicts
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D.C. Code § 24-273 Sale of products and services, deposit of receipts, use
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D.C. Code § 24-274 Annual report, disposition of funds
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D.C. Code § 24-275 Transfer of assets
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D.C. Code § 24-276.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Administrator” means the warden of the penal institution, the director of a facility under the control of the Department of Corrections, or any designees thereof, including medical and correctional staff. (2) “Confined” means ho…
D.C. Code § 24-276.02 Use of restraints by places of confinement
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(a) In any instance that restraints are used on a confined woman who is known to be pregnant, the restraints used must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances. (b) In any instance that the restraints used on a confined woman who is known…
D.C. Code § 24-276.03 Reporting requirements
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(a)(1) Within 10 days after the Administrator authorizes the use of restraints pursuant to § 24-276.02(b), § 24-276.02(c), or § 24-276.02(d), the Administrator shall submit a written statement to the Director of the Department of Corrections in the case of confined women explaini…
D.C. Code § 24-276.04 Notice requirements
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The Administrator shall provide notice of the requirements of this subchapter to: (1) The relevant staff at the place of confinement, including: (A) All medical staff; (B) Staff and contractors who are involved in the transport of confined women of child-bearing age; and (C) Othe…
D.C. Code § 24-281 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Commissary” means a system through which inmates in District correctional facilities are able to purchase permitted commodities. (2) “Committee” means the Inmate Welfare Fund Committee established by section 3005 [§ 24-284]. (3)…
D.C. Code § 24-282 Establishment of Inmate Welfare Fund; audit; report
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(a) There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the Inmate Welfare Fund and to be used for the purposes set forth in § 24-283. (b) The Fund shall consist of: (1) An initial appropriation in fiscal year 2007; and (2) Monies derived from the sale of goods through the comm…
D.C. Code § 24-283 Uses of Inmate Welfare Fund
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The Fund shall be used for the following purposes, in order of priority: (1) To stock the commissaries of District correctional facilities; (2) To repay the initial appropriation used to finance the Fund; and (3) To provide goods and services that benefit the general inmate popul…
D.C. Code § 24-284 Inmate Welfare Fund Committee
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(a) The Inmate Welfare Fund Committee is established for the purpose of administering and supervising the operations of and the expenditures from the Inmate Welfare Fund. (b) The Committee shall be composed of the following 5 members: (1) The Director of the Department of Correct…