Section 14-8-30 Definitions. As used in this article the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) COUNTY INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one year’s duration or less. (2) STATE INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a […]
Section 14-8-31 Authorization for and establishment of work release programs by counties; contracts between Board of Corrections and counties as to costs of maintenance of state inmates participating in programs; promulgation of rules and regulations governing participation by state inmates in programs. (a) There is hereby authorized in each county of the state a work […]
Section 14-8-32 Establishment of work release camps. Any county establishing a work release program pursuant to this article may also establish a work release camp to be used in carrying out the program, wherein inmates participating in the program may be housed in lieu of confinement in the county jail. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p. […]
Section 14-8-33 Adoption of regulations and policies for extension of limits of confinement of inmates; assignment and transfer of state inmates participating in programs; protests by sentencing judges, etc., as to participation by inmates in programs within counties in which convicted. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p. 883, […]
Section 14-8-34 Investigations and recommendations by employees of Board of Corrections and counties pertaining to requests for visits or job opportunities, etc. Employees of the board and the county are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for visits or job opportunities for their respective inmates and to otherwise assist […]
Section 14-8-35 Conditions as to employment of inmates. The board and the county shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this article, subject to the following conditions: (1) Such employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the […]
Section 14-8-36 Employment of inmates by state or counties generally; wages to be paid inmates employed thereby. (a) The State of Alabama and any county are hereby authorized to become employers of work release inmates under this article, and as such may employ inmates to perform any state or county job available, including, but not […]
Section 14-8-37 Disposition of earnings of inmates. The employer of an inmate involved in work release pursuant to this article shall send the inmate’s wages directly to the county or its designated agent. Of each inmate’s earnings, 25 percent of his gross wages shall be applied to the costs incident to the inmate’s confinement. If […]
Section 14-8-38 Eligibility of inmates for good time credit. County inmates employed under this article shall be eligible for good time credit in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in the county jail or other county correctional facility. State inmates so employed shall be eligible for good time credit in the same […]
Section 14-8-39 Granting of leaves and passes to inmates. The county in the case of county inmates and the board in the case of state inmates may institute a procedure for granting passes and leaves to inmates participating in work release under this article, and may grant such passes or leaves in deserving cases. (Acts […]
Section 14-8-40 Inmates not deemed state agents, etc.; cause of action against county, etc. No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the department, state, or county while involved in the free community, while under the direction, control, and supervision of […]
Section 14-8-41 Designation by counties and Board of Corrections of officers or employees to do or perform acts or functions authorized by article. (a) The county commission may designate any officer or employee of the county to do and perform for the county any act or function this article empowers the county to do or […]
Section 14-8-42 Willful failure of inmate to remain within extended limits of confinement or return to place of confinement within time prescribed. The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed shall be deemed an escape from […]
Section 14-8-43 Penalty for violations of provisions of article. Anyone violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1976, No. 637, p. 883, §14.)
Section 14-8-44 Construction of article generally; effect of article upon existing programs operating or functioning pursuant to local law. The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not directly inconsistent herewith. It is specifically provided that any work release program in operation or functioning pursuant […]
