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 15-18-200 – 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 15-18-175 – 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 […]
Section 15-18-180 – Funding for Community-Based Programs, Facilities, Services; User Fees; Inmate Wages.
Section 15-18-180 Funding for community-based programs, facilities, services; user fees; inmate wages. (a) Community punishment and corrections funds may be used to develop or expand the range of community punishments and services at the local level. Community-based programs should utilize evidence-based practices, as defined in Section 12-25-32, in the treatment and supervision of program participants. […]
Section 15-18-180.1 – Utilization of Faith-Based or Nonprofit Treatment Services.
Section 15-18-180.1 Utilization of faith-based or nonprofit treatment services. In addition to facilities utilizing evidence-based practices, a sentencing court may also utilize a faith-based or nonprofit facility that is exempt from Act 2015-185 pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of Section 15-18-180 for counseling, education, or other rehabilitation services. (Act 2015-185, §16.)
Section 15-18-181 – Administrative Costs; Uniform Accounting System; Reports and Records Audited Annually.
Section 15-18-181 Administrative costs; uniform accounting system; reports and records audited annually. (a) Administrative costs connected with the expenditures of community punishment and corrections funds under this article shall not exceed a percentage amount established by the commissioner. (b) The Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is directed to develop a […]