§ 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; […]
§ 42-5-40. Requiring Inmates to Do Unnecessary Work on Sunday
Any superintendent, warden, or other correctional official who causes any inmate to do any work on Sunday, except works of necessity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1908, p. 1119, § 14; Penal Code 1910, § 420; Code 1933, § 26-6909; Code 1933, § 26-9909, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, […]
§ 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, […]
§ 42-5-50. Transmittal of Information on Convicted Persons; Place of Detention; Payment for Inmates Not Transferred to the Custody of the Department; Notice in the Event of Convicted Person Free on Bond Pending Appeal
The clerk of the court shall notify the commissioner of a sentence within 30 working days following the receipt of the sentence and send other documents set forth in this Code section. Such notice shall be submitted electronically and shall contain the following documents: A certified copy of the sentence; A complete history of the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 42-5-30. Qualifications for Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel; Appointment of Wardens of County Correctional Institutions
The board shall by rule and regulation define the qualifications for wardens, superintendents, and other personnel employed in the state and county correctional institutions. The board shall by rule and regulation specify appropriate titles of personnel so employed, but no such personnel shall be known as or designated by the board as “guards” or “prison […]
§ 42-5-31. Oath of Office of Wardens and Superintendents, Their Deputies, and Other Correctional Officers
Before entering upon the duties of their office, wardens and superintendents, their deputies, and other correctional officers or employees shall take and subscribe, before some officer authorized to administer oaths, the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitutions of the United States of America and the […]
§ 42-5-8. Notification Upon Escape of Inmate
In addition to any all-points bulletin issued by the department notifying all local law enforcement agencies within the state of the escape of any inmate from the custody of the department, the department shall also, within 72 hours of the discovery of the escape, notify all parties who in the judgment of the commissioner have […]