Title 42. Penal Institutions

Chapter 1. General Provisions

• Article 1. Generally
• Article 2. State Sexual Offender Registry

Chapter 2. Board and Department of Corrections

• OCGA § 42-2-1 Department of Corrections Created
• OCGA § 42-2-2 Board Members, Officers, Records, and Compensation
• OCGA § 42-2-3 Board Meetings
• OCGA § 42-2-4 Department Created
• OCGA § 42-2-5 Administrative Functions of Department
• OCGA § 42-2-5.1 Special School District For School Age Youth; Education Programs For Adult Offenders
• § 42-2-5.2. Programs For Adult Offenders
• OCGA § 42-2-6 Office of Commissioner Created; General Duties; Appointment; Compensation
• OCGA § 42-2-7 Duties of Commissioner Relating to Department Retirements
• OCGA § 42-2-8 Additional Duties of Commissioner
• OCGA § 42-2-9 Selection of Department Personnel; Establishment and Maintenance of Roster of Employees
• OCGA § 42-2-10 Office of Board, Commissioner, and Staff
• OCGA § 42-2-11 Powers and Duties of Board; Adoption of Rules and Regulations
• OCGA § 42-2-12 Reasonableness of Rules and Regulations
• OCGA § 42-2-13 Grants to Municipal Corporations and Counties For Local Jails and Correctional Institutions
• OCGA § 42-2-14 Power of Governor to Declare State of Emergency With Regard to Jail and Prison Overcrowding
• OCGA § 42-2-15 Employee Benefit Fund
• § 42-2-16

Chapter 3. [Reserved]

• OCGA § 42-3-1 et seq [Repealed]

Chapter 4. Jails

• Article 1. General Provisions
• Article 2. Conditions of Detention
• Article 3. Medical Services For Inmates
• Article 4. Deductions From Inmate Accounts For Expenses
• Article 5. Regional Jail Authorities

Chapter 5. Correctional Institutions of State and Counties

• Article 1. General Provisions
• Article 2. Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel
• Article 3. Conditions of Detention Generally
• Article 4. Granting Special Leaves, Emergency Leaves, and Limited Leave Privileges
• Article 5. Awarding Earned-Time Allowances

Chapter 6. Detainers

• Article 1. General Provisions
• Article 2. Interstate Agreement On Detainers

Chapter 7. Treatment of Youthful Offenders

• OCGA § 42-7-1 Short Title
• OCGA § 42-7-2 Definitions
• OCGA § 42-7-3 Providing Institutions and Facilities
• OCGA § 42-7-4 Studies and Diagnoses; Placement of Youthful Offender By Department
• OCGA § 42-7-5 Transfer
• OCGA § 42-7-6 Notification of State Board of Pardons and Paroles
• OCGA § 42-7-7 Adoption of Policies and Procedures
• OCGA § 42-7-8 Court Recommendation of Treatment As Youthful Offender
• OCGA § 42-7-9 Construction of Chapter

Chapter 8. Probation

• Article 1. Advisory Council For Probation
• Article 2. State-Wide Probation System
• Article 3. Probation of First Offenders
• Article 4. Participation of Probationers In Community Service Programs
• Article 5. Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs
• Article 6. Contracts For Private Probation Services By Municipal and County Courts
• Article 7. Ignition Interlock Devices As Probation Condition
• Article 8. Diversion Center and Program
• Article 9. Probation Management Act

Chapter 9. Pardons and Paroles

• Article 1. General Provisions
• Article 2. Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief
• Article 3. [Reserved]
• Article 4. Interstate Compact For Adult Offender Supervision
• Article 5. Transfer of Supervision

Chapter 10. Correctional Industries

• OCGA § 42-10-1 Short Title
• OCGA § 42-10-2 Correctional Industries Administration Created; Corporate Powers Generally
• OCGA § 42-10-3 Board of Corrections As Ex Officio Correctional Industries Administration; Commissioner As Executive Officer; Powers Generally
• OCGA § 42-10-4 Powers of Administration
• OCGA § 42-10-5 Responsibility For Custodial Care of Inmates Utilized By Administration

Chapter 11. Interstate Corrections Compact

• OCGA § 42-11-1 Short Title
• OCGA § 42-11-2 Enactment and Text of Compact
• OCGA § 42-11-3 Powers and Duties of Department of Corrections to Carry Out Compact

Chapter 12. Prison Litigation Reform

• OCGA § 42-12-1 Short Title
• OCGA § 42-12-2 Legislative Findings and Determinations
• OCGA § 42-12-3 Definitions
• OCGA § 42-12-4 Payment From Prisoner's Inmate Account For Costs and Fees of Action Commenced By Prisoner
• OCGA § 42-12-5 In Forma Pauperis Procedure; Contents and Service of Affidavit; Judicial Determinations
• OCGA § 42-12-6 Determination As to Whether Prisoner's Action Frivolous
• OCGA § 42-12-7 Deductions From Prisoner's Accounts; Payment of Costs and Fees As Condition of Parole
• OCGA § 42-12-7.1 Payment of Fees From Prisoner's Inmate Account Upon Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition
• OCGA § 42-12-7.2 Number of Forma Pauperis Actions Limited
• OCGA § 42-12-8 Appeals
• OCGA § 42-12-9 Records of Prisoner Actions

Chapter 13. International Transfer of Prisoners Act

• OCGA § 42-13-1 International Transfer of Prisoners Act
• OCGA § 42-13-2 In General