§ 41-2-150. Work Programs — Participation Required — Exceptions
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (b), any person sentenced to the county workhouse or jail, either for a felony or misdemeanor conviction, in counties with programs whereby prisoners work either for pay or sentence reduction, or both, shall be required to participate in work programs during the period […]
§ 41-2-151. Interlocal Agreements for Joint Operation of Workhouses
Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of general law shall be construed to prevent two (2) or more counties from entering into an interlocal agreement for the joint operation of a workhouse to serve the counties so agreeing.
§ 41-2-140. Disbursement of Wages — Duty of Warden
The warden of the workhouse shall be responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all wages earned by a participating prisoner, and the wages shall be received, disbursed and accounted for in the fashion directed by the finance director of a metropolitan government.
§ 41-2-141. Rules and Regulations Governing Work Release Program
The sheriff, the correctional/rehabilitation work release coordinator and the warden of the workhouse shall establish rules and regulations for the orderly operation of the work release program. The rules and regulations must be approved by the commission. A violation of any rules and regulations so promulgated shall constitute cause for the removal of the prisoner […]
§ 41-2-142. Furlough Program
All counties in the state having duly adopted a consolidated or metropolitan form of government pursuant to title 7, chapter 1 shall institute a furlough program for workhouse prisoners. All counties having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall institute a […]
§ 41-2-143. Conditions for Furlough — Procedure
Whenever any person has been committed to the county jail or county workhouse, any sheriff or workhouse superintendent of a county with a population of seven hundred thousand (700,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, is authorized, in the official’s sole discretion, to permit an inmate to leave […]
§ 41-2-144. Inmate Incentive Program
All counties in the state having duly adopted a consolidated or metropolitan form of government pursuant to title 7, chapter 1, and all counties of the state having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall institute an inmate incentive program for […]
§ 41-2-145. Program and Rating System — Reduction of Time to Serve
The sheriff of any county having a consolidated or metropolitan form of government and all counties of the state having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall develop an inmate incentive program for workhouse prisoners, whereby credit may be given toward […]
§ 41-2-146. Workhouse or Jail Maintenance Work — Reduction of Sentence for Inmate Labor
When any prisoner has been sentenced to imprisonment in a county workhouse or jail or is serving time in the county jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement with the department of correction, the sheriff or superintendent of the county shall be authorized to permit the prisoner to participate in work programs. Work performed by […]
§ 41-2-147. Certain Prisoners in Local Jails or Workhouses — Eligibility for Work-Related Programs — Credits
The sheriff or administrative authority having responsibility for the custody of any person sentenced to a local jail or workhouse pursuant to former § 40-35-302 [repealed], § 40-35-306 [repealed], § 40-35-307 [repealed] or § 40-35-311 [repealed] or present § 40-35-302, § 40-35-306, § 40-35-307 or § 40-35-314 shall, when a person has become eligible for […]