The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail shall be accountable for the safekeeping of all prisoners legally committed thereto.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1379, ch. 854, § 1191; Mar. 2, 1911, 36 Stat. 1003, ch. 192; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58, § 6.)
1981 Ed., § 24-415.
1973 Ed., § 24-415.
This section is referenced in § 24-201.13.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment
Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners
§ 24–201.01. Place of imprisonment; cumulative sentences; jurisdiction of prosecutions. [Repealed]
§ 24–201.03. Transfer from Jail to Workhouse
§ 24–201.04. Commutation of fine
§ 24–201.05. Good conduct deduction. [Repealed]
§ 24–201.06. Release in District
§ 24–201.07. Jail and Washington Asylum combined
§ 24–201.08. Commitments to Washington Asylum and Jail
§ 24–201.10. Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail
§ 24–201.11. Appointment and supervision of prison personnel
§ 24–201.12. Employment of prisoners
§ 24–201.13. Commitment by Marshal
§ 24–201.14. Delivery of prisoners to Marshal
§ 24–201.15. Accountability for safekeeping of prisoners
§ 24–201.16. Annual report by Superintendent
§ 24–201.18. Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory. [Repealed]
§ 24–201.19. Sale of gun mountings. [Repealed]
§ 24–201.21. Grounds of Jail increased
§ 24–201.22. Payment for subsistence of prisoners
§ 24–201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail
§ 24–201.24. Reimbursement of United States
§ 24–201.25. Charge against District for care of convicts
§ 24–201.26. Place of imprisonment