§ 622:5 — Powers of Commissioner of Corrections

The commissioner of corrections, subject to the supervision and direction of the governor and council, shall have power:
I. To appoint all officers and servants necessary for the management of the prisons, and to remove them, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission.
II. To define the powers, duties, and compensation of such officers and agents, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission.
III. To establish bylaws for the government of the prisons.
IV. To provide for the purchase of articles necessary for the use of the prisons and for the health and comfort of the officers and prisoners.
V. To provide for the sale of articles manufactured in the prisons or not necessary for the use thereof.
VI. To make contracts, if expedient, for the support and employment of the prisoners or any portion of them, or to provide such other employment for the prisoners as they may deem desirable; to organize, conduct, and manage such industries as in his judgment may be best adapted to the needs of the prisons and the prisoners; and to provide machinery, tools, materials, supplies, and other instrumentalities useful therein. As far as may be practicable, the commissioner shall dispose of the products of every prison industry under his control and management to public institutions within the state.
VII. To make necessary additions, alterations, and repairs within the prisons or their enclosures.
VIII. To provide a military guard for the security of the prisons.
IX. To provide such books and other instruction as shall be deemed necessary for the convicts.

Legislative History

RS 227:5. CS 242:5. GS 270:5. GL 288:5. PS 285:5. 1917, 45:1. PL 400:6. RL 464:6. 1998, 386:4, 16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.