The sheriff of each county shall feed all the prisoners kept in confinement by him with good and sufficient food. The board of county commissioners of such county, at the expense of the county, shall furnish to such sheriff all the groceries, supplies, utensils, equipment, and assistants he requires to perform his duty of properly feeding such prisoners and shall also pay all the costs and expenses incurred therein.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 936, § 10, effective August 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-26-104 as it existed prior to 1977.
Structure Colorado Code
§ 17-26-101. Jail in Each County
§ 17-26-102. Keeper of Jail - Expenses
§ 17-26-104. Feeding Prisoners
§ 17-26-104.3. Menstrual Hygiene Products for a Person in Custody - Definitions
§ 17-26-104.4. Incarceration of a Person With the Capacity for Pregnancy - Report - Definition
§ 17-26-104.7. Prohibition Against the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Persons in Custody
§ 17-26-104.9. Opioid Treatment for a Person in Custody - Definitions
§ 17-26-105. Separation of Prisoners
§ 17-26-106. Male and Female Prisoners
§ 17-26-107. Prisoners to Work - Work Outside of Jail - Expenses
§ 17-26-108. County to Support Spouse - When
§ 17-26-109. Deductions of Time - Record Keeping - Forfeitures - Definition - Repeal
§ 17-26-111. Separate Sentences Continuous
§ 17-26-116. Commitment - Copy to Sheriff - Return Endorsed
§ 17-26-117. Commitment Box - Successor
§ 17-26-118. Criminal Justice Data Collection - Definitions - Repeal
§ 17-26-119. Jail in Another County - Costs
§ 17-26-120. Keeping of Fugitives - Charges
§ 17-26-121. Juveniles - Confinement - When
§ 17-26-122. Guards - Compensation
§ 17-26-123. Federal Prisoners - Expense
§ 17-26-124. Charges for Foreign Prisoners
§ 17-26-125. Account of Moneys - Report
§ 17-26-126. Commissioners to Examine Jail
§ 17-26-127. Escape - Duty of Sheriff - Expenses
§ 17-26-129. Applicability of Provisions
§ 17-26-140. Continuity of Care for Persons Released From Jail