Title LX, Correction and Punishment

If any prisoner shall willfully escape from a state prison or commit a breach of discipline while confined in said prison, or when at liberty on parole shall violate any of the terms and conditions governing prisoners on parole, the commissioner of corrections may, in his or her …

I. There is established a state confinement facility for female prisoners which shall be called the New Hampshire correctional facility for women. II. The New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be under the superintendence of a warden. The warden shall serve at the p…

The expenses of confinement of any female transferred to the custody of the state prisons shall be paid by the institution making the transfer.

The law of this state with respect to diminution of the length of a sentence for good behavior or other cause shall apply to all sentences served in whole or in part in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions.

Upon the termination of any contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, or when the terms of any such contract shall so provide, convicts confined in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions shall be returned by the commissioner of co…

The cost of maintenance of convicts transferred pursuant to this subdivision and the expenses incident to their transfer shall be payable out of the funds provided for the maintenance of the state prisons.

The warden or director of each state correctional facility and any facility listed in RSA 169-B:14, I(c) or (e) shall provide sufficient menstrual hygiene products to individuals who are in the custody of the state who biologically menstruate, at no cost to such persons. Sufficie…

The commissioner of corrections is authorized to organize a prison security force, consisting of members of the prisons' correctional line personnel, for the purpose of patrolling prison buildings, roads, and grounds and providing for general security at the prisons. The prison s…

All security officers of the prison security force shall be ex officio constables and shall possess general police powers including the power of arrest, but such powers shall extend only to the confines of the grounds of the prisons and only to the period during which such office…

In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of corrections under RSA 21-H:2. II. "Department" means the department of health and human services. III. [Repealed.] IV. "Unit" means the secure psychiatric unit.

There is hereby established a secure psychiatric unit to receive and provide appropriate treatment for persons transferred under RSA 622:45 to a secure environment.

I. There are hereby established the following unclassified positions: (a) A medical director, who shall be a board certified psychiatrist and shall be under the administrative supervision of the commissioner. The medical director shall be responsible for the provision, supervisio…

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, which provide for effective treatment for persons found to be dangerous to themselves or others and committed or transferred pursuant to RSA 622:45 to an environment which provides for safety and security for the publi…

Commitment may occur as follows: I. Any person subject to an involuntary admission to the state mental health services system pursuant to RSA 135-C or any person subject to involuntary admission pursuant to RSA 171-B may at any time be transferred to the unit upon a determination…

I. The commissioner shall establish clinical and treatment standards for the operation of the unit in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services. The commissioners shall review, at least biennially, any interagency agreements and the mental …

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 329:26 and RSA 330-A:32, medical and mental health records concerning current patients shall be exchanged between other state medical and mental health facilities and the unit to facilitate treatment.

I. When a person committed or transferred to the unit no longer requires the security provided by the unit, the commissioner shall initiate his discharge as follows: (a) A person who was in pre-trial or post-trial confinement when admitted to the unit shall be returned to the sen…

Not less than 30 days before the intended date of the granting of off-grounds privileges by the director to any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings and subsequently transferred to the state mental health services system, the director shall give notice of such int…

The commissioner of corrections, subject to the supervision and direction of the governor and council, shall have power: I. To appoint all officers and servants necessary for the management of the prisons, and to remove them, subject to the regulations of the state personnel comm…

The superior court may, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case and after a hearing, for due cause shown, parole any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings upon such terms and conditions as justice may require;…

The superior court may at any time, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case, upon application and after a hearing, for due cause shown, investigate the question whether there is sufficient reason for the detention in the uni…

Whenever provisions of this chapter relative to the commitment, detention, or parole of the mentally ill by criminal proceedings require that a hearing be conducted by the superior court, such hearing shall be ordered in accordance with the following requirements: I. Such person …

There is established the cost of care reimbursement fund, which shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of corrections. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of the general care of those persons under de…

The governor and council shall be visitors of the state prisons and shall annually, and as much oftener as may be proper, visit the prisons and see that all regulations made for the government thereof are proper and properly executed.

Any individual entering the secure perimeter of a state correctional facility, including but not limited to visitors, state officials, employees, contractors, and vendors, shall be subject to one or more security screenings and inspections that will incorporate the use of electro…

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of corrections: I. To receive, safely keep, and employ in the prisons all convicts pursuant to their sentence and until discharged according to law. The commissioner may employ convicts outside of the prison walls, upon terms to be prescri…

Notwithstanding RSA 6:11, any interest accruing on moneys in any account established by the commissioner of corrections for the benefit of prisoners and their families or dependent relatives is hereby continually appropriated to the state prisons and may be expended by the commis…

Whenever any person shall be sentenced to confinement to the state department of corrections by the court, the court shall order the sheriff of the county to remove the person and to provide safe and secure transport to the state department of corrections' custody at the appropri…

The clerk of the court shall deliver a copy of the conviction, judgment and order, either electronically or in hand, issued pursuant to RSA 622:8 to the commissioner of corrections or designee and to the arresting municipality. The department of corrections shall examine the orde…

I. (a) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) through (g), the county department of corrections or its agent shall pay health care facilities licensed pursuant to RSA 151 no more than 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate for inpatient, outpatient, or emergency room care pr…

The commissioner of corrections is hereby authorized to establish rules permitting approved absences of eligible inmates who are in his official custody. The rules shall be subject to the limitations, restrictions and conditions of this chapter and may impose additional limitatio…

I. Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility, state prison or other place of detention may, under necessary precautions, be taken by some regular or specially authorized officer from such place of detention to a medical facility for the purpose of receivi…

In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the state department of corrections. II. "Department" means the department of corrections. III. "Inmate" means a person confined to a correctional facility as the result of conviction of a crime or violation of parole o…

I. The use of restraints on pregnant women under county correctional custody shall be limited to absolute necessity only. The use of restraints shall be considered absolutely necessary only when there is evidence of imminent risk of escape or harm to the pregnant woman, her fetus…

Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility, state prison, or other place of detention may, under necessary precautions and upon approval of the administrator of the institution in which said person is confined, be taken by some regular or specially authori…

I. An inmate who commences any civil action or proceeding is responsible for all court fees and costs. II. The court shall order an inmate who commences any civil action or proceeding to pay, upon filing of such action or proceeding, court fees from the inmate's account. The comm…

I. Upon the application of an inmate, the commissioner of corrections may grant an approved absence if he determines that the inmate: (a) Is serving the last 90 days of his sentence; (b) Pursuant to RSA 651:25, is on work or study release or is a resident of a community correctio…

Any person confined in a state prison may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of corrections, be transferred to a county correctional facility if such transfer is approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the receiving facility is located.

I. (a) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) through (f), the state department of corrections or its agent shall pay health care facilities licensed pursuant to RSA 151 no more than 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate for inpatient, outpatient, or emergency room care pro…

I. The use of restraints on pregnant women under state correctional custody shall be limited to absolute necessity only. The use of restraints shall be considered absolutely necessary only when there is evidence of imminent risk of escape or harm to the pregnant woman, her fetus …

I. A court may authorize the commencement, prosecution, or defense of any civil action or proceeding without prepayment of fees and costs, by an inmate who makes an affidavit that such inmate is unable to pay such fees or costs. The affidavit shall contain complete information as…

I. An eligible inmate may be considered for approved absence only for the following purposes: (a) Visits with the inmate's family. (b) Attendance at the funeral of a close relative. (c) Obtaining medical treatment. (d) Seeking or securing employment. (e) Seeking or securing admis…

No person shall be transferred pursuant to the provisions of RSA 623:2 and RSA 21-H:8, VI, unless both the commissioner of corrections and the respective superintendent of the county department of corrections sign an authorization to permit such a transfer.

Every approved absence shall be for a specified period of time which shall be no longer than necessary to accomplish the purpose of the approved absence. An approved absence shall not exceed 7 days except where necessary for extended medical treatment. An approved absence once be…

All expenses of an approved absence for transport, food, lodging and incidentals shall be borne by the inmate or his family or from other sources approved by the commissioner of corrections.