District of Columbia Code
Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners
Subchapter II - Department of Corrections

Part A - General

§ 24–211.01. Created - There is created in and for the District of Columbia...

§ 24–211.02. Powers; promulgation of rules - (a) Said Department of Corrections under the general direction and...

§ 24–211.02a. Processing and release of inmates from the Central Detention Facility - (a) The Department of Corrections shall process and release inmates...

§ 24–211.03. Transfer of duties, powers and materials of Board of Public Welfare - With respect to the said institutions, the Mayor of the...

§ 24–211.04. Continuance of regulations - All rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Public...

§ 24–211.05. Continuance of prior contracts; prior appropriations - No contract for services or supplies made by the Board...

§ 24–211.06. Charge against United States for care of convicts - The cost of the care and custody of persons confined...

§ 24–211.07. Prohibition on cooperation with federal immigration agencies - (a) Absent a judicial warrant or order issued by a...

§ 24–211.08. Automatic voter registration and voter assistance and notification to incarcerated individuals in Department of Corrections custody - (a) In addition to any obligations imposed upon the Department...

Part B - Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing

§ 24–211.21. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Applicant”...

§ 24–211.22. Employee testing - (a) The following Department employees shall be tested for drug...

§ 24–211.23. Testing methodology - (a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor. The...

§ 24–211.24. Procedure and employee impact - The drug testing policy shall be issued in advance to...

Part C - Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigations

§ 24–211.41. Authorization of investigation - (a) The Director of the Department of Corrections (“Director”) shall...

Part D - Limitation on Department of Corrections’ Use of Facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus

§ 24–211.61. Limitation on Department of Corrections’ use of facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus - The Department of Corrections shall not house any misdemeanants, felons,...

Part E - Grant for Inmate and Returning Citizen Assistance

§ 24–211.71. Department of Corrections inmate and returning citizen assistance grant - (a) In Fiscal Year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter,...