Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 217.385. Violence or injury to others or property by offender, penalty. — 1. No offender shall knowingly commit violence to an employee of the department or to another offender housed in a department correctional center. Violation of this subsection shall be a class B felony. 2. No offender […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories 217.390. Escape, defined — penalty. — An offender absenting himself without leave from any person in charge of his supervision, or from any work assignment, educational release program or job outside of the correctional center, or from any halfway house or correctional facility operated by another political subdivision […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 217.395. Escapee’s apprehension — reward may be offered, limitations. — Whenever an offender escapes, the division director shall take all proper measures for the apprehension of the offender and may pay a reward for his apprehension and delivery. The reward shall not exceed five hundred dollars and shall not apply […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 217.400. Furnishing unfit food to offenders, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of furnishing unfit food to offenders if he does any of the following: (1) Knowingly furnishes or delivers any diseased, putrid or otherwise unwholesome meat from any animal or fowl that was diseased or […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 217.405. Offender abuse, penalty — employees not to use physical force, exception. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, a person commits the offense of offender abuse if he or she knowingly injures the physical well-being of any offender under the jurisdiction of the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories 217.410. Abuse of offender, duty to report, penalty — confidentiality of report, immunity from liability — harassment prohibited. — 1. When any employee of the department has reasonable cause to believe that an offender in a correctional center operated or funded by the department has been abused, he […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 217.412. Autopsy required, when — reports to be maintained by department. — It shall be the duty of the department of corrections to ensure that an autopsy is performed upon all offenders within the custody of the department who die under violent or suspicious circumstances or apparent suicide to ascertain […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 217.415. Disqualification from holding position in correctional facility, when. — A person convicted of any crime under section 217.400, 217.405, or 217.410 shall be disqualified from holding any position in the department. ——– (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 28, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
Effective – 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories 217.420. Surgery, general anesthetic not authorized for offender without consent or court order, exceptions, emergencies — treatment against religious beliefs, when allowed. — 1. Except in case of an emergency, the department shall not authorize or permit any major surgery to be performed upon or general anesthetic to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 217.425. Furlough of prisoners, when — time limitations, exceptions — waiver required, when — notice requirements. — 1. The director may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an offender who, he has reasonable cause to believe, will honor his trust, by authorizing the offender, under prescribed conditions, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories 217.430. Residential treatment centers and community based sanctions — assignment of offenders — contracts to establish, provisions, locations — payments, how made — inmates fund established, use — regulation of inmates. — 1. The director may contract with private or public organizations and correctional facilities operated by other […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 217.435. Work or educational release program. — 1. The director may establish, at those correctional facilities he so designates, a program of work and educational release for those offenders who meet the standards established by department rules and regulations. 2. Each offender on work release shall pay a percentage of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 217.437. Work by offenders, not employment, when — benefitting entity immune from suit, exceptions. — Performance of free work or work compensated at less than minimum wage for a public or charitable purpose, by any person under the supervision of the department of corrections, shall not be deemed employment within […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 217.439. Photograph of offender to be taken prior to release, when — provided to victim upon request. — Upon the victim’s request, a photograph shall be taken of the incarcerated individual prior to release from incarceration and a copy of the photograph shall be provided to the crime victim. ——– […]
Effective – 14 Jul 1997, 2 histories 217.440. Program of restorative justice, requirements. — The director is authorized to establish a program of restorative justice within the department’s correctional centers and to require that offenders offer acts and expressions of sincere remorse for the offense committed and its impact on the victims and the community. […]
