§ 42-5-51.1. Retention of Inmate in State Penal Institution Pending Trial on Offense Committed While in Confinement
When an inmate of the state penal system is charged with a misdemeanor or felony alleged to have been committed by such inmate within the confines of a state correctional institution and has been denied bond relating to such charge, the sheriff of the county in which such charge is pending may request that such […]
§ 42-5-64. Educational Programming
The commissioner shall maintain an educational program within the state prison system to assist inmates in achieving at least a fifth-grade level on standardized reading tests. Inmates who test below the fifth-grade level and who have been sentenced to incarceration for a period of one year or longer shall be required by institutional staff to […]
§ 42-5-52. Classification and Separation of Inmates Generally; Placement of Juvenile Offenders and of Females; Transfer of Mentally Diseased, Alcoholic, Drug Addicted, or Tubercular Inmates
The department shall provide for the classification and separation of inmates with respect to age, first offenders, habitual criminals and incorrigibles, diseased inmates, mentally diseased inmates, and those having contagious, infectious, and incurable diseases. Incorrigible inmates in county correctional institutions shall be returned to the department at the request of the proper county authority. The […]
§ 42-5-65. Victim Photographs Prohibited; Exception
For purposes of this Code section, the term “inmate” means any person confined in a penal institution or confined in another facility under the jurisdiction of or subject to the authority of the board or while under the custody of officials, officers, or employees under the authority of the board. An inmate who is serving […]
§ 42-5-52.1. Submission to Hiv Test; Separate Housing for Hiv Infected Persons
Any term used in this Code section and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for that term in Code Section 31-22-9.1. Where any person is committed to the custody of the commissioner to serve time in any penal institution of this state on and after July 1, 1988, the department shall […]
§ 42-5-52.2. Testing of Prison Inmates for Hiv; Consolidation of Inmates Testing Positive
For purposes of this Code section, “HIV” means HIV as defined by Code Section 31-22-9.1. The department shall implement an HIV testing program whereby any state inmate who has been in the custody of a state penal institution for one year or longer and who has not previously tested positive for HIV shall be tested […]
§ 42-5-53. Establishment of County Correctional Institutions; Supervision by Department; Quota of Inmates; Funding; Confinement and Withdrawal of Inmates
Subject to the provisions stated in this Code section, any county may purchase, rent, establish, construct, and maintain a county correctional institution for the care and detention of all inmates assigned to it by the department. The county may contract with other counties relative to the joint care, upkeep, and working of the inmates in […]
§ 42-5-54. Information From Inmates Relating to Medical Insurance; Provision and Payment of Medical Treatment for Inmates
As used in this Code section, the term: “Detention facility” means a county correctional institution, workcamp, or other county detention facility used for the detention of persons convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor. “Inmate” means a person who is detained in a detention facility by reason of being convicted of a felony or a […]
§ 42-5-55. Deductions From Inmate Accounts for Payment of Certain Damages and Medical Costs; Limit on Deductions; Fee for Managing Inmate Accounts
As used in this Code section, the term: “Chronic illness” means an illness requiring care and treatment over an extended period of time. Chronic illness includes, but is not limited to, hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary illness, a seizure disorder, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, cancer, tuberculosis B, hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder, and renal disease. […]
§ 42-5-56. Visitation With Minors by Convicted Sexual Offenders
As used in this Code section, the term “sexual offense” means a violation of Code Section 16-6-1, relating to the offense of rape; Code Section 16-6-2, relating to the offenses of sodomy and aggravated sodomy; Code Section 16-6-5.1, relating to the offense of improper sexual contact by employee or agent, improper sexual contact by a […]