Section 15-18-200 – Motion by Persons Convicted of Capital Offense for Forensic DNA Testing and Analysis.
Section 15-18-200 Motion by persons convicted of capital offense for forensic DNA testing and analysis. (a) An individual convicted of a capital offense who is serving a term of imprisonment or awaiting execution of a sentence of death, through written motion to the circuit court that entered the judgment of sentence, may apply for the […]
Section 15-18-186 – State-County Community Corrections Partnership Fund.
Section 15-18-186 State-County Community Corrections Partnership Fund. (a) There is created the State-County Community Corrections Partnership Fund in the State Treasury, which shall consist of all monies paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund by legislative appropriation, grant, gift, or otherwise for the development, implementation, and maintenance of community-based punishment programs […]
Section 15-18-172 – Establishment of Program; Funding; Rules and Regulations; Participation in Program; Alternatives.
Section 15-18-172 Establishment of program; funding; rules and regulations; participation in program; alternatives. (a) A county or group of counties may establish a community punishment and corrections program for state and county inmates or youthful offenders in custody of the county. The program shall be established by a county by resolution adopted by the county […]
Section 15-18-173 – Goals.
Section 15-18-173 Goals. The goals of the community punishment and corrections act are: (1) To promote accountability of offenders to their local community by requiring direct financial restitution to be made to victims of crime and that community service be made to local governments and community agencies representing the community; (2) To provide a safe, […]
Section 15-18-174 – Powers, Duties, Authority of Department.
Section 15-18-174 Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise provided by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1) Monitor the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals as established herein and […]
Section 15-18-175 – Eligibility; Exclusion; Sentencing.
Section 15-18-175 Eligibility; exclusion; sentencing. (a) An offender who meets one of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under this article: (1) Persons who, without this option, would be incarcerated in a correctional institution or who are currently incarcerated in a correctional institution. (2) Persons who are convicted […]
Section 15-18-176 – Submission and Format of Plan; Application Process and Procedures; Participation Voluntary.
Section 15-18-176 Submission and format of plan; application process and procedures; participation voluntary. (a) A community punishment and corrections plan shall be developed and submitted to the department which sufficiently documents the local need and support for the proposed program. The community punishment and corrections plan shall have the approval of the county commission in […]
Section 15-18-177 – Drafting of Plan.
Section 15-18-177 Drafting of plan. The proposed community punishment and corrections plan may be drafted by an authority established under this article, or in lieu of the establishment of an authority, a county or another qualifying nonprofit entity as described in subsection (b) of Section 15-18-178. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §8.)
Section 15-18-178 – Eligibility for Contracts or Grants; Common Facilities and Cost Sharing.
Section 15-18-178 Eligibility for contracts or grants; common facilities and cost sharing. (a) Any county program or authority formed by one or more counties under this article shall be eligible to apply for direct and continuing financial contracts and grants under the article. (b) A nonprofit entity other than a community punishment and corrections authority […]
Section 15-18-179 – Application for Incorporation; Certificate of Incorporation; Amendment; Board of Directors; Dissolution; Funding; Competitive Bidding Laws Not Applicable.
Section 15-18-179 Application for incorporation; certificate of incorporation; amendment; board of directors; dissolution; funding; competitive bidding laws not applicable. (a) A public corporation may be organized as a community punishment and corrections authority pursuant to this article in any county or group of counties located in one or more judicial circuits. In order to incorporate […]