Georgia Code
Article 3 - Conditions of Detention Generally
§ 42-5-53. Establishment of County Correctional Institutions; Supervision by Department; Quota of Inmates; Funding; Confinement and Withdrawal of Inmates

History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 16; Ga. L. 1964, p. 491, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 318, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 908, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 470, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 42; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 42; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 3/HB 117; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 42/HB 79.
The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “House Committee on State Properties” for “State Institutions and Property Committee of the House of Representatives” in paragraph (e)(3).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 20/HB 117, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act is intended to reflect the current internal organization of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives and is not otherwise intended to change substantive law. In the event of a conflict with any other Act of the 2009 General Assembly, such other Act shall control over this Act.

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Georgia Code

Title 42 - Penal Institutions

Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties

Article 3 - Conditions of Detention Generally

§ 42-5-50. Transmittal of Information on Convicted Persons; Place of Detention; Payment for Inmates Not Transferred to the Custody of the Department; Notice in the Event of Convicted Person Free on Bond Pending Appeal

§ 42-5-51. Jurisdiction Over Certain Misdemeanor Offenders; Designation of Place of Confinement of Inmates; Reimbursement of County; Transfer of Inmates to Federal Authority

§ 42-5-51.1. Retention of Inmate in State Penal Institution Pending Trial on Offense Committed While in Confinement

§ 42-5-52. Classification and Separation of Inmates Generally; Placement of Juvenile Offenders and of Females; Transfer of Mentally Diseased, Alcoholic, Drug Addicted, or Tubercular Inmates

§ 42-5-52.1. Submission to Hiv Test; Separate Housing for Hiv Infected Persons

§ 42-5-52.2. Testing of Prison Inmates for Hiv; Consolidation of Inmates Testing Positive

§ 42-5-53. Establishment of County Correctional Institutions; Supervision by Department; Quota of Inmates; Funding; Confinement and Withdrawal of Inmates

§ 42-5-54. Information From Inmates Relating to Medical Insurance; Provision and Payment of Medical Treatment for Inmates

§ 42-5-55. Deductions From Inmate Accounts for Payment of Certain Damages and Medical Costs; Limit on Deductions; Fee for Managing Inmate Accounts

§ 42-5-56. Visitation With Minors by Convicted Sexual Offenders

§ 42-5-57. Institution of Rehabilitation Programs; Provision of Opportunities for Educational, Religious, and Recreational Activities

§ 42-5-58. Prohibition Against Corporal Punishment; Use of Handcuffs, Leg Chains, and Other Restraints; Permissible Punishment Generally

§ 42-5-59. Employment of Inmates in the Local Community

§ 42-5-60. Hiring Out of Inmates; Participation of Inmates in Programs of Volunteer Service; Sale of Products Produced by Inmates; Disposition of Proceeds; Payment to Inmates for Services

§ 42-5-60.1. Utilization of Inmates of County Correctional Institutions for Work on Outdoor Assignments During Inclement Weather; Supervision of Inmates

§ 42-5-61. Services and Benefits to Be Furnished Inmates Discharged by Department or County Correctional Institutions

§ 42-5-62. Forfeiture of Contraband

§ 42-5-63. Unauthorized Possession of Weapon by Inmate

§ 42-5-64. Educational Programming

§ 42-5-65. Victim Photographs Prohibited; Exception