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Part 1 - Reception of Inmates
§ 41-21-101. Escort Furnished by Commissioner - The commissioner of correction shall designate some official or employee,...
§ 41-21-102. Persons Sentenced to Imprisonment - Inmates sentenced to the penitentiary for life, or any term...
§ 41-21-103. Reception on Commutation of Sentence - The warden shall also receive into the penitentiary, under the...
§ 41-21-104. Delivery of Copy of Sentence - A certified copy of the sentence shall be delivered with...
§ 41-21-106. Report of Confinement of First Offenders - Wardens and superintendents shall report the confinement of first term...
§ 41-21-107. Information Recorded on Reception - Code 1858, § 5499 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, §...
§ 41-21-108. Search of Inmate and Baggage - The baggage and person of the inmate shall also be...
§ 41-21-109. Precautions Against Contagious Disease - To prevent the introduction of contagious disorders, the warden shall...
Part 2 - Regulation and Care of Inmates
§ 41-21-201. Duty of Warden - The warden is charged with the duty of treating the...
§ 41-21-202. Grading and Classification of Inmates - The inmates shall be graded and classified in such a...
§ 41-21-203. Cleanliness and Health Measures - Code 1858, § 5508 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, §...
§ 41-21-204. Medical and Psychological Care - Code 1858, §§ 5461, 5484-5487 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38,...
§ 41-21-205. Censorship of Mail - The commissioner of correction, or the commissioner's designated representative, has...
§ 41-21-207. Work or Education of Inmates - Code 1858, § 5502; Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 3;...
§ 41-21-208. Work Within and Outside Prisons - Code 1858, § 5532; Shan., § 7551; mod. Code 1932,...
§ 41-21-209. Murderers and Rapists Not to Work Outside - No inmate under sentence for the crime of murder or...
§ 41-21-210. Employment Adapted to Inmate's Condition - The particular employment of each inmate shall be such as...
§ 41-21-211. Bibles Furnished - Each inmate shall be provided with a Bible, which the...
§ 41-21-216. Custody of Prisoners' Personal Belongings and Funds - Code 1858, §§ 5477-5480 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, §§...
§ 41-21-217. Funds Subject to Fines and Costs - The funds received by the warden under § 41-21-216 are...
§ 41-21-218. Notice of Rules to Inmates - Regulations provided for in this part, with all others adopted...
§ 41-21-219. Clothing, Money and Transportation Furnished on Discharge - Code 1858, § 5528; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.),...
§ 41-21-220. Report of Injuries and Deaths - The warden at the main prison or any branch prison...
§ 41-21-221. Examination and Burial of Deceased Prisoners - Code 1858, §§ 5529, 5530; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex....
§ 41-21-222. Mental Examination of Persons Eligible for Release or Parole - The department of mental health and substance abuse services, as...
§ 41-21-223. Complaint for Judicial Commitment of Person Scheduled for Release to Hospital or Treatment Resource — Stay of Release Pending Completion of Hearing - If the commissioner of correction determines from an examination that...
§ 41-21-225. Registration of Parolees - All persons released on parole shall immediately register in person...
§ 41-21-239. Work Release or Furlough of Dangerous Inmates — Notice to Law Enforcement Officials - If a person under the custody of the department of...
§ 41-21-241. Meals and Supplemental Provisions Between Meals for Pregnant Prisoners or Detainees - A correctional institution shall provide a pregnant prisoner or detainee...
§ 41-21-244. Study and Audit of Number of Incarcerated Nonviolent Offenders Who Have Not Been Convicted - The comptroller of the treasury is urged to study and...
Part 3 - Service of Process on and Testimony of Inmates
§ 41-21-301. Process in Civil Actions - Process in a civil action against an inmate in the...
§ 41-21-302. Right to Counsel - If a bill or petition is filed against an inmate...
§ 41-21-303. Return on Failure to Answer - If the inmate declines to answer the bill, petition or...
§ 41-21-304. Depositions - Code 1858, §§ 5552, 5553 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38,...
§ 41-21-305. Writ for Appearance to Testify in Criminal Case - Whenever the presiding judge of any court has reason to...
§ 41-21-306. Warden's Duty to Produce Witness - It is the duty of the warden, upon the service...
§ 41-21-307. Warden's Powers in Removing Inmates to and From Court - The warden of the penitentiary, in removing inmates to and...
§ 41-21-308. Keeping Prisoner in Jail en Route - The sheriff or jailer of the county in which the...
§ 41-21-309. Return to Penitentiary After Testifying - When an inmate has testified, the deputy and guard shall...
§ 41-21-310. Liability for Escape en Route - The inmate, deputy and guard, in going from and to...
Part 4 - Punishment of Inmates
§ 41-21-401. Defense Against Violence or Attempt to Escape - When personal violence is offered by a inmate to an...
§ 41-21-402. Solitary Confinement - Code 1858, §§ 5518, 5519 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38,...
§ 41-21-403. Report of Inmates in Solitary - It is the duty of the warden to report immediately...
§ 41-21-404. Unauthorized Means of Punishment - No inmate shall be punished in any other way than...
§ 41-21-405. Self-Inflicted Wounds by Inmate to Escape Labor — Punishment - If any person confined in the penitentiary, in a county...
§ 41-21-406. Inmates as Witnesses Against Each Other - The inmates in the penitentiary shall be competent witnesses against...
§ 41-21-407. Evidence of Former Convictions - Upon the trial, copies of the records transmitted to the...
Part 5 - Prisoner Rehabilitation Act of 1970
§ 41-21-501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 41-21-508. Compensation of Director, Counselors and Staff Members - The director, counselors and other staff members assigned the division...
§ 41-21-512. Distribution of Inmate Earnings - After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of...
§ 41-21-514. Failure to Return as Evidence of Intent to Escape - In the event inmates participating in outside scholastic or work...
§ 41-21-516. Cooperation of Public Officials and Agencies - All public officials in the state shall provide whatever aid...
Part 6 - Medical Experiments
§ 41-21-601. Participation in Medical Experiments Strictly Voluntary - The participation by inmates of state, county or city penal...
§ 41-21-602. Written Explanation of Experiment Required - Any pharmaceutical company or other person, firm, corporation, foundation or...
§ 41-21-604. Agreements on Contractual Basis - Agreements shall be on a contractual basis. All participants shall...
§ 41-21-605. Results of Experiment - A copy of the results of the test or other...
§ 41-21-606. Participation of Minors Prohibited - No minor serving a sentence in a penal or reformatory...
§ 41-21-607. Penalties - A violation of this part is a Class A misdemeanor.
Part 7 - Release Privileges
§ 41-21-705. Advance Notice of Furloughs Not Required - The advance notice prerequisite as required by § 41-21-704 shall...
Part 8 - Lawsuits by Inmates
§ 41-21-801. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 41-21-802. Applicability - This part applies only to a claim brought by an...
§ 41-21-803. Venue - Except as otherwise provided by law, an action that accrued...
§ 41-21-809. Hearings — Video Communications - The court may hold a hearing under this part at...
§ 41-21-813. Inmate Questionnaires - In order to implement this part, a court may develop...
§ 41-21-814. Part Not Modifiable or Repealable by Supreme Court - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this part...
§ 41-21-815. Claims for Preventive Relief - This part does not authorize a claim for preventive relief...
§ 41-21-818. Administrative Procedures - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized...
Part 9 - Inmate Financial Responsibility Act of 1998
§ 41-21-901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 41-21-902. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 41-21-904. Inmate Asset Report - The department shall develop a report on each inmate who...
§ 41-21-910. Interagency Cooperation to Ensure Child Support Obligations Met - The department of correction, the attorney general and reporter, district...
§ 41-21-911. Assignment of Workers' Compensation Arrearages - Notwithstanding § 50-6-223(b), a court may assign up to fifty...