District of Columbia Code
Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners
Subchapter I - Prisons

Part A - General

§ 24–201.01. Place of imprisonment; cumulative sentences; jurisdiction of prosecutions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 623, Pub. L. 88-241,...

§ 24–201.02. Imprisonment for more than 1 year; jurisdiction over Reformatory prisoners; transfer from penitentiary to Reformatory - Whenever any person has been convicted of crime in any...

§ 24–201.03. Transfer from Jail to Workhouse - The United States District Court for the District of Columbia,...

§ 24–201.04. Commutation of fine - In all cases in the District of Columbia where a...

§ 24–201.05. Good conduct deduction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 11, 1987, D.C. Law 6-218, § 9, 34...

§ 24–201.06. Release in District - All inmates of the Workhouse and Reformatory for the District...

§ 24–201.07. Jail and Washington Asylum combined - The Jail of the District of Columbia and the Washington...

§ 24–201.08. Commitments to Washington Asylum and Jail - Whenever and wherever authority of law exists to sentence, commit,...

§ 24–201.09. Board of Public Welfare to have exclusive management and control of Workhouse, Reformatory, and Washington Asylum and Jail. [Omitted] - Omitted.

§ 24–201.10. Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail - The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized and directed to...

§ 24–201.11. Appointment and supervision of prison personnel - The superintendents and all other employees engaged on March 16,...

§ 24–201.12. Employment of prisoners - Persons sentenced to imprisonment in the Jail may be employed...

§ 24–201.13. Commitment by Marshal - Nothing in §§ 24-201.12 and 24-201.15 shall be construed to...

§ 24–201.14. Delivery of prisoners to Marshal - It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the...

§ 24–201.15. Accountability for safekeeping of prisoners - The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail shall be...

§ 24–201.16. Annual report by Superintendent - The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail shall annually,...

§ 24–201.17. Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position - The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail appointed by...

§ 24–201.18. Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 5, 1920, 41 Stat. 869, ch. 234; Feb....

§ 24–201.19. Sale of gun mountings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 45, Pub. L. 85-45,...

§ 24–201.20. Workhouse; Reformatory; Superintendents and all other employees; appointment; discharge; supervision of Board of Public Welfare. [Omitted] - Omitted.

§ 24–201.21. Grounds of Jail increased - The buildings and grounds adjoining the Washington Asylum in the...

§ 24–201.22. Payment for subsistence of prisoners - There shall be allowed and paid by the Attorney General...

§ 24–201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail - All expenses incurred for maintenance of the Jail of the...

§ 24–201.24. Reimbursement of United States - The United States shall be reimbursed, as heretofore, for the...

§ 24–201.25. Charge against District for care of convicts - The cost of the care and custody of District of...

§ 24–201.26. Place of imprisonment - All prisoners convicted in the District of Columbia for any...

§ 24–201.27. Rewards - The Mayor of the District of Columbia, pursuant to regulations...

§ 24–201.28. Discharge and release payments - The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to...

§ 24–201.29. Institutional good time. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 802, 41...

Part B - Prison Overcrowding

§ 24–201.41. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 2, 34...

§ 24–201.42. Declaration of state of emergency; reduction of minimum and maximum sentences [Repealed] - Repealed. (Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 3, 34...

§ 24–201.43. Termination of state of emergency [Repealed] - Repealed. (Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 4, 34...

§ 24–201.44. New housing or facilities; rated design capacity [Repealed] - Repealed. (Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 5, 34...

§ 24–201.45. Exception [Repealed] - Repealed. (Nov. 14, 1987, D.C. Law 7-43, § 6, 34...

Part C - District of Columbia Jail Inmate Cap

§ 24–201.61. Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Part D - Population Caps and Design Capacity

§ 24–201.71. Central Detention Facility requirements - (a) The number of inmates housed at any one time...

§ 24–201.72. New housing or facilities for use as prisons; rated design capacity - (a) After January 30, 2004, all new housing or facilities...