Alabama § 14-4-2 Superintendence and Control of Convicts

Alabama Statutes

§ 14-4-2 — Superintendence and Control of Convicts

Alabama § 14-4-2

Title 14Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities

Ch. 4County Convicts

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Ala. Code § 14-4-2 (2026).

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Hard labor for the county shall be under the superintendence and control of the county commission, which shall determine in what manner and on what particular works the labor shall be performed, and all convicts sentenced to hard labor for the county shall be under the direction and control of the county commission when worked in the county where convicted, unless otherwise provided by court order. It may hire sufficient guards for the safekeeping and maintenance of the convicts on the public roads of the respective counties.

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Hard labor for the county shall be under the superintendence and control of the county commission, which shall determine in what manner and on what particular works the labor shall be performed, and all convicts sentenced to hard labor for the county shall be under the direction and control of the county commission when worked in the county where convicted, unless otherwise provided by court order. It may hire sufficient guards for the safekeeping and maintenance of the convicts on the public roads of the respective counties.