Effective - 28 Aug 1995
217.025. Director of department, appointment, qualifications, bond, duties. — 1. The general supervision, management and control of the department of corrections shall be in the director of corrections, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
2. The director shall be a person of recognized character and integrity, and have such education, training, proven executive ability and experience as will fit for the successful performance of the official duties of the director. The director shall have education, training and experience in correctional management. The director shall be a citizen of the United States, but need not be a resident of the state of Missouri at the time of appointment. Before entering into the official duties of office, the director shall take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Missouri and to faithfully demean himself or herself in the office of the director. The director shall enter into a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, payable to the state of Missouri, conditioned upon the faithful discharge and performance of the official duties of the director. The bond shall be approved by the attorney general as to form and by the governor as to its sufficiency. The premium on the bond shall be paid by the state. The director shall devote full time to the official duties of the director, with primary responsibility being to ensure that positive efforts are made to ensure the public safety. The secondary responsibility of the director shall be to institute various rehabilitative programs which should include, but are not limited to, the areas of education, vocational training, treatment, counseling and guidance and an overall approach aimed at reducing recidivism.
3. The director shall establish the duties and responsibilities of employees of the department, shall supervise their work assignments and may require reports from any employee as to his conduct and management relating to the correctional centers and programs of the department. The director shall also be responsible for the implementation of uniform policies and procedures governing offenders and staff.
4. The director shall have control and jurisdiction over all persons who are legally sentenced, assigned and committed to the custody and supervision of the department.
5. The director shall have control and jurisdiction over all real estate, buildings, equipment, machinery, correctional centers and products properly belonging to, or used by, or in connection with any facility within the department except where such control and jurisdiction are reserved to others by law.
6. The director shall make and enforce such rules, regulations, orders and findings as the director may deem necessary for the proper management of all correctional centers and persons subject to the department's control.
7. The director shall establish and maintain correctional centers and units, as provided by appropriations, for the segregation of male and female offenders, and for the classification of offenders based on the level of security, supervision and program needs.
8. The director shall prepare and submit an annual budget of all funds necessary to be expended by the department and by the divisions of the department.
9. The director shall prepare and submit to the governor and the general assembly a written report of the administration of his duties, together with such recommendations and suggestions as the director may deem advisable. It may include projects, plans, accomplishments, together with statistics and summaries of financial receipts and expenditures. The director shall also advise the governor and the joint committee on corrections as to any improvements that may appear necessary for the efficiency, economy and general well-being of offenders, correctional centers, programs, and the department.
10. The director shall initiate and direct the development of a long-range plan to provide comprehensive integrated programs to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 4, A.L. 1984 S.B. 528, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions
Chapter 217 - Department of Corrections
Section 217.010 - Definitions.
Section 217.020 - Department's powers and duties.
Section 217.021 - Community behavioral health program, purpose — department duties.
Section 217.022 - Prison impact statements, required, when.
Section 217.025 - Director of department, appointment, qualifications, bond, duties.
Section 217.030 - Directors of divisions, appointment — appointment of general personnel.
Section 217.040 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 217.043 - United States government, contract powers of department.
Section 217.045 - Federal funds, authority to receive — applications for funds, procedure.
Section 217.050 - Department to sue in name of director — interest authorized.
Section 217.070 - State auditor to have access to all records, confidentiality.
Section 217.080 - Department and division to maintain central office in Jefferson City.
Section 217.092 - Leased prison space, deposit of payments.
Section 217.095 - Condemnation powers, when, procedure.
Section 217.110 - Workers' compensation to cover all employees of the department.
Section 217.125 - Offenders, labor restrictions.
Section 217.128 - Employee held hostage eligible for paid leave of absence.
Section 217.130 - Living quarters furnished to employees, fees.
Section 217.135 - Food furnished in correctional center, employees to purchase, exception.
Section 217.141 - Electrified security fence systems authorized.
Section 217.165 - Chief administrative officers of each correctional center, appointment.
Section 217.170 - Chief administrative officers, duties.
Section 217.175 - Rules and regulations, division director's authority to promulgate.
Section 217.180 - Annual report of division, contents.
Section 217.185 - Reports by chief administrative officers, monthly, to division director, contents.
Section 217.197 - Offender personal property, allowed when — unauthorized property, disposition of.
Section 217.199 - Feminine hygiene products, available at no cost to female offenders.
Section 217.210 - Capacity of correctional centers, how determined — emergency assignment.
Section 217.220 - Death sentence commutation, admittance to correctional center.
Section 217.230 - Health care services for correctional centers.
Section 217.235 - Chaplain, appointment or arrangement for religious services.
Section 217.240 - Food and clothing of offenders — food deprivation not to be used as punishment.
Section 217.245 - Medical excuse from participation in required activities, procedure.
Section 217.265 - Visitors, regulation of — clergymen's privileges.
Section 217.270 - Parole board to have access to offenders and records, when.
Section 217.275 - Carrying letters or writings without authorization prohibited, penalty.
Section 217.305 - Delivery of prisoners to correctional centers with certain required information.
Section 217.310 - Examination of new prisoners — identification data recorded.
Section 217.315 - System of identification, department to establish.
Section 217.320 - Identification systems, officers not liable for acts done in enforcing law.
Section 217.325 - Identification system mandatory.
Section 217.330 - Department to conduct tests — assignment of offender.
Section 217.335 - Classification teams, established — appointment, qualifications, duties.
Section 217.337 - Schedule of activities, work, and program, adherence to, exemption.
Section 217.343 - Emancipation of certain juvenile offenders for certain purposes.
Section 217.350 - Transfer of offender, when.
Section 217.355 - Education programs established, what included, enrollment required, when.
Section 217.361 - Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties.
Section 217.365 - Offenders not to carry money, exceptions, violations, treated as contraband.
Section 217.385 - Violence or injury to others or property by offender, penalty.
Section 217.390 - Escape, defined — penalty.
Section 217.395 - Escapee's apprehension — reward may be offered, limitations.
Section 217.400 - Furnishing unfit food to offenders, penalty.
Section 217.405 - Offender abuse, penalty — employees not to use physical force, exception.
Section 217.412 - Autopsy required, when — reports to be maintained by department.
Section 217.415 - Disqualification from holding position in correctional facility, when.
Section 217.435 - Work or educational release program.
Section 217.440 - Program of restorative justice, requirements.
Section 217.455 - Director of division of adult institutions to transmit information and request.
Section 217.460 - Trial to be held, when — failure, effect.
Section 217.465 - Escape by offender, effect of.
Section 217.470 - Transportation expenses, how paid.
Section 217.480 - Uniformity of construction.
Section 217.485 - Title of the law.
Section 217.490 - Agreement on detainers adopted — compact text.
Section 217.495 - Appropriate court defined.
Section 217.500 - Enforcement and cooperation required of whom.
Section 217.505 - Compact not to require application of habitual offender law.
Section 217.510 - Escape by offender, effect on.
Section 217.515 - Chief administrative officer to deliver offender, when.
Section 217.520 - Governor to designate administrator.
Section 217.525 - Director authorized to contract with United States for stated purposes.
Section 217.530 - Convicted offender not to be transferred to state where wanted for crime.
Section 217.535 - Compact adopted — text — contract must comply.
Section 217.540 - Powers and duties of director, delegation authorized.
Section 217.542 - Failure to return to house arrest, felony.
Section 217.560 - Enterprise program diversification and purpose.
Section 217.565 - Director to provide plants, machinery and materials — distribution of products.
Section 217.570 - Sales of prison industry goods and services, procedure — open market sales, when.
Section 217.590 - Violations of sections 217.575 and 217.580, penalty.
Section 217.650 - Definitions.
Section 217.655 - Parole board, general duties — division duties.
Section 217.682 - Secretary to be appointed, duties.
Section 217.703 - Earned compliance credits awarded, when.
Section 217.705 - Probation, parole, institutional parole, officers — appointment — duties.
Section 217.718 - Alternative to revocation proceedings, period of detention, requirements.
Section 217.725 - Board may parole prisoner held on warrant.
Section 217.750 - Probation services provided to circuit courts, when.
Section 217.755 - Probation services for courts, rules authorized.
Section 217.800 - Pardons by governor — conditions and restrictions — notice to central repository.
Section 217.805 - Governor may remit fine or forfeiture.
Section 217.810 - Interstate compact for supervision of parolees and probationers.
Section 217.825 - Citation of law.
Section 217.827 - Definitions.
Section 217.833 - Percent of offender's assets that may be used for reimbursement — limitation.
Section 217.839 - Attorney general's powers and duties — assistance by certain officials required.
Section 217.845 - CARES Act moneys received by offender for COVID-19 to be used for restitution.
Section 217.930 - Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when.
Section 217.940 - Nursery program to be established, purpose — definitions.
Section 217.941 - Eligibility, placement, and program capacity.
Section 217.942 - Written agreement, contents — program policy required.
Section 217.943 - Termination of participation, when.
Section 217.945 - Correctional center nursery program fund created, use of moneys.
Section 217.946 - Regulation and oversight by other agencies subject to department consent.