Section 14-1-1.1 Department of Corrections – Creation, duties, responsibilities, etc. There is hereby created the Alabama Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “the department” which shall have all of the duties, responsibilities, authority, power, assets, liabilities, property, funds, appropriations, contractual rights and obligations, property rights and personnel, whether accruing or vested, by operation or […]
Section 14-1-1.2 Department of Corrections – Administration of penal and corrections institutions. The department shall be an administrative department responsible for administering and exercising the direct and effective control over penal and corrections institutions throughout this state. An institution over which the department exercises control may not be leased, transferred, or placed under the supervision […]
Section 14-1-1.3 Commissioner of Corrections – Appointment; salary; duties. The department shall be headed by and under the independent direction, supervision and control of a Commissioner of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner,” who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to set the […]
Section 14-1-1.4 Commissioner of Corrections – Qualifications; oath; bond. The commissioner shall be a person of good character, of good business experience and experience in the administration of correctional systems, shall have no financial interest in any partnership, corporation or association with which the department has any financial dealings and shall devote his full time […]
Section 14-1-1.5 Deputy commissioners; appointment; duties; qualifications; salary. (a) The commissioner may appoint no more than three deputy commissioners, who shall serve at his or her pleasure, and the commissioner shall define their duties. The deputy commissioners shall be individuals of good character, with good business, educational, or administrative experience, shall have no financial interest […]
Section 14-1-1.6 Release into federal custody of persons whose federal sentence exceeds state sentence. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall release into the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, or its authorized representative, any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections whose federal sentence exceeds his or her sentence […]
Section 14-1-10 Functions and duties – Power and authority – Exercise; restrictions. Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(22), effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §7.)
Section 14-1-11 Functions and duties – Power and authority – Rules and regulations. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1939, No. 91, p. 118; Code 1940, T. 45, §8.)
Section 14-1-12 Treatment, care and segregation of tubercular and other convict patients needing long-time hospitalization. The board may also make such changes in the existing arrangements with reference to the segregation and treatment of tubercular patients and other patients needing long-time hospital detention and care who are serving sentences for conviction of crime, so as […]
Section 14-1-13 Fiscal year; annual report; periodic recommendations. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1953, No. 202, p. 267, §6.)
Section 14-1-14 Corrections Revolving Fund. There is hereby created from the board’s general operating funds, for the use and benefit of the board, a fund in the amount of $40,000.00 to be known as the Corrections Revolving Fund. The purpose of said fund shall be to pay certain expenses at the general office of the […]
Section 14-1-15 Duties, authority, property, rights, etc., of Board of Corrections vested in Governor. All duties, responsibilities, authority, power, assets, liabilities, property, funds, appropriations, contractual rights and obligations, property rights and personnel, whether accruing or vested, by operation or by law and which are not in conflict with Sections 14-1-15 through 14-1-17 and which are […]
Section 14-1-16 Board of Corrections abolished; rights, duties, powers, property, etc., vested in Governor. Effective October 1, 1979, the Board of Corrections of the State of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights, whether accruing or vested in the abolished agency, are […]
Section 14-1-17 Governor authorized to exercise functions, designate administrator, set salary and designate duties. All functions and duties of the department shall be exercised by the Governor, acting by himself or by and through such administrative divisions or such officers or employees or individuals as he may designate. The Governor is hereby further authorized to […]
Section 14-1-18 Capital Outlay Oversight Commission; creation, composition; appointment; meetings; quorum; capital outlays and capital improvements; compensation; funding from oil and gas leases. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1981, No. 81-764, p. 1306.)
Section 14-1-19 Acceptance and redispensing of unused prescription medications. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CORRECTIONS FACILITY. Any facility or program controlled or operated by the state Department of Corrections or any of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds […]
Section 14-1-20 Hiring and retention of correctional officers. (a) The Alabama Department of Corrections may establish a program designed to increase correctional officer hiring and retention by offering bonuses or training incentives, or a combination of both, to employees in specified correction officer classifications for remaining employed by the department for consecutive terms of employment. […]
Section 14-1-21 Costs of health care reimbursed to county; per diem for housing and care. (a)(1) Counties are not financially responsible for the cost of health care provided to a parolee or probationer charged with, or sanctioned or revoked for, a parole or probation violation. (2) The county may submit an invoice to the Department […]
Section 14-1-22 Agreements for operation of facilities. On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Corrections shall enter into agreements, and operation shall begin pursuant to the agreements, with at least one residential transition center established pursuant to Section 15-22-30.1 or at least three consenting county jails designated pursuant to Section 14-1-23, and whose […]
Section 14-1-23 Application and memorandum of agreement for county jails; procedures; liability coverage. (a) For the purpose of establishing consenting county jails for the housing and care of parolees and probationers pursuant to Sections 15-22-32 and 15-22-54, the Department of Corrections, in consultation with the Alabama Sheriffs’ Association and the Association of County Commissions of […]