§15A-4-17. Deduction From Sentence for Good Conduct; Mandatory Supervision
(a) All adult inmates placed in the custody of the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to a term of court-ordered incarceration for a misdemeanor or felony, except those committed pursuant to 25-4-1 et seq. and 62-12-26 of this code, shall be granted commutation from their sentences for good conduct in accordance […]
§15A-4-17a. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Mandatory Supervised Release Plan
The commissioner may develop a mandatory supervised release plan for an inmate serving a sentence for a felony offense not referenced in 15A-4-17(k) of this code who has not been granted discretionary parole 180 days prior to the inmates minimum expiration of sentence, which may include electronic monitoring as a condition of release. The inmate […]
§15A-4-18. Governor’s Authority to Authorize Commissioner to Consent to Transfer of Inmates Under a Federal Treaty
If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty and with the consent of the offender, […]
§15A-4-19. Mentally Ill Inmates; Treatment; Transfer Between Correctional and Mental Health Facilities; Correctional Facility Procedures
(a) No person who is, or was considered to be, mentally ill, intellectually disabled, or addicted shall be denied parole or a parole hearing based upon the past or present condition. In the event a convicted person is deemed to be an appropriate candidate for parole, but for a condition warranting involuntary hospitalization of the […]
§15A-4-20. Work Program
(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish at each institution a work program for qualified inmates. The commissioner shall establish guidelines and qualifications to allow inmates sentenced to a regional jail facility to be gainfully employed with local businesses and governmental entities as part of a job program. A qualified inmate does not include an […]
§15A-4-21. Director of Employment; Director of Housing; Released Inmates; Duties
The commissioner may employ or contract for a Director of Employment and a Director of Housing for released inmates. The Director of Employment shall work with federal, state, county, and local government and private entities to negotiate agreements which facilitate employment opportunities for released inmates. The Director of Housing shall work with federal, state, county, […]
§15A-4-15. Manufacture of License Plates, Road Signs or Markers; Securing Signs and Markers When Federal Government Reimburses State for Cost Thereof
For the purpose of obtaining license plates to be used upon motor vehicles licensed for operation in this state and road signs or markers of any description for state roads, the commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the state, to establish and operate a plant for the manufacture of the license plates […]
§15A-4-16. Gifts to or Dealings With Inmate or Resident
No officer or employee of the state, or contractor, or employee of a contractor shall make any gift or present to an inmate or resident, or receive any from an inmate or resident, or have any barter or dealings with a convict, except as allowed and permitted by the commissioner. For every violation of this […]
§15A-4-8. Monitoring of Inmate Electronic Correspondence; Procedures and Restrictions; to or From Attorneys Excepted
(a) The commissioner, or his or her designee, is authorized to monitor, intercept, record, and disclose electronic communications to or from adult inmates of state institutions under his or her control, in accordance with the following provisions: (1) All adult inmates of state institutions shall be notified in writing that their electronic communications may be […]
§15A-4-8a. Facility Video and Security Records Confidential; Exceptions
(a) The contents of any correctional or juvenile facility video, incident report, or investigation report related to the safe and secure management of inmates and residents may be disclosed or released to the commissioners agents, representatives, and designees, but such records are otherwise confidential and not subject to public disclosure or release except as set […]