Alabama § 45-25-231 Jail Store and Inmate Telephone System

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-25-231 — Jail Store and Inmate Telephone System

Alabama § 45-25-231

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 25Dekalb County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 2Jails

Subpart 1Jail Store

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Ala. Code § 45-25-231 (2026).

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(a)The Sheriff of DeKalb County, or the authorized agents of the sheriff, may operate a jail store and an inmate telephone system for prisoners confined in the county jail.

(b)The county commission shall establish and maintain a special jail fund. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the special jail fund. All jail store and telephone system transactions shall be accounted for in the fund.

(c)All profits realized in the operation of the jail store and the inmate telephone system shall be expended at the direction of the sheriff for expenses related to the jail population.

(d)Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store or the inmate telephone system in the county jail prior to March 7, 2006, are ratified and confirmed.

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(a) The Sheriff of DeKalb County, or the authorized agents of the sheriff, may operate a jail store and an inmate telephone system for prisoners confined in the county jail.
(b) The county commission shall establish and maintain a special jail fund. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the special jail fund. All jail store and telephone system transactions shall be accounted for in the fund.
(c) All profits realized in the operation of the jail store and the inmate telephone system shall be expended at the direction of the sheriff for expenses related to the jail population.
(d) Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store or the inmate telephone system in the county jail prior to March 7, 2006, are ratified and confirmed.