§ 42-5-19. Penalty for Violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17
Any person who violates Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years. History. Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1506, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 533, § 2/SB 366.
§ 42-5-20. Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program
The department shall provide within the correctional system an Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to the custody of the state whose criminal offense or history indicates alcohol or drug involvement; provided, however, that the provisions of this Code section shall not apply to […]
§ 42-5-21. Family Violence Counseling Program
The department shall provide within the correctional system a Family Violence Counseling Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to the custody of the state who committed an offense which has been identified to involve family violence as such term is defined in Code Section 19-13-1; provided, however, that the provisions […]
§ 42-5-15. Crossing of Guard Lines With Weapons, Intoxicants, or Drugs Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent
It shall be unlawful for any person to come inside the guard lines established at any state or county correctional institution with a gun, pistol, or any other weapon or with or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, amphetamines, biphetamines, or any other hallucinogenic or other drugs, without the knowledge or consent of the […]
§ 42-5-16. Trading With Inmates Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent
It shall be unlawful for any person to trade or traffic with, buy from, or sell any article to an inmate without the knowledge and consent of the warden, superintendent, or the designated representative in charge. History. Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 1233; Code 1933, § 77-405; Ga. L. […]
§ 42-5-17. Loitering Near Inmates After Being Ordered to Desist
It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, linger, or stand around where inmates are employed or kept after having been ordered by the warden, superintendent, or designated representative in charge of the inmates to desist therefrom. History. Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 5; Penal Code 1910, § 1234; Code 1933, § 77-406; […]
§ 42-5-18. Items Prohibited for Possession by Inmates; Warden’s Authorization; Penalty; Use of Unmanned Aircraft to Accomplish Violations
As used in this Code section, the term: “Inmate” means a prisoner, detainee, criminal suspect, immigration detainee, or other person held, incarcerated, or detained in a place of incarceration, whether or not such person is inside or outside of such place of incarceration. “Place of incarceration” means any prison, probation detention center, jail, or institution, […]
§ 42-5-3. Department’s Responsibility for Trial Costs and Expenses
The whole costs of the case and expenses of the trial involving an inmate of the state penal system charged with the violation of any criminal statute shall be borne by the department, provided the offense was committed by the inmate within the confines of a state correctional institution or was the crime of escape […]
§ 42-5-4. Payment of Trial Costs and Expenses
The clerk of the superior court from the county in which the trial specified in Code Section 42-5-3 was conducted shall submit a statement of the charges, certified by the judge of the superior court or the judge of the city court, to the department, which shall pay the charges out of the appropriations provided […]
§ 42-5-5. Reimbursement of Court Costs and Transportation and Detention Expenses Incurred in Trying Escapees From State Correctional Institutions
The department is authorized and directed to reimburse the clerk of the court for court costs incurred in trying a defendant for the crime of escape when the escape is from a state correctional institution and to reimburse the sheriff of the county wherein the trial takes place for the expense of transporting the defendant […]