Alabama Statutes

§ 14-2-1 — Definitions

Alabama § 14-2-1
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 14Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities
Ch. 2Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority

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Ala. Code § 14-2-1 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1)AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2)COMMISSION. The Building Commission created by Section 41-9-140 and its successors as the state agency for awarding construction contracts and supervising construction.
(3)DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Corrections created by Section 14-1-1.1 and its successors as the state agency responsible for supervising and controlling the operation of the correctional institutions of the state.
(4)ESCAMBIA MEN’S PRISON FACILITY. A prison facility, including all real property, buildings, and improvements, designed to house at least 4,000 male inmates and with intake capabilit

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Legislative History

(Acts 1965, No. 678, p. 1226, §2; Acts 1985, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 85-125, p. 187, §1; Act 2010-729, p. 1834, §1; Act 2021-546, §2.)

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