Title 42. Penal Institutions

Chapter 1. General Provisions

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

Chapter 2. Board and Department of Corrections

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

Chapter 3. [Reserved]

• § 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 [Repealed]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

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

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

Chapter 11. Interstate Corrections Compact

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

Chapter 12. Prison Litigation Reform

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

Chapter 13. International Transfer of Prisoners Act

• § 42-13-1. [International Transfer of Prisoners Act]
• § 42-13-2. [In General]