§ 7-22-112 — Nondelegation of authority

(a) No contract for private correctional services under
this article shall authorize, allow or imply a delegation to a
private contractor of authority or responsibility to:
(i) Classify inmates or place inmates in less
restrictive custody or more restrictive custody;
(ii) Transfer an inmate, although the contractor may
recommend in writing that the state or the local government
transfer a particular inmate;
(iii) Formulate rules of inmate behavior, violations
of which may subject inmates to sanctions, except to the extent
that the rules are accepted or modified by the state or the
local government;
(iv) Take any disciplinary action against an inmate;
(v) Grant, deny or revoke good time credits;
(vi) Recommend that the parole board either deny or
grant parole, provided the contractor may submit written reports
that have been prepared in the ordinary course of business
unless otherwise requested by the parole board;
(vii) Develop procedures for calculating good time
credits or inmate release and parole eligibility dates;
(viii) Determine inmate eligibility for furlough,
compassionate leave or participation in community corrections;
(ix) Require an inmate to work, except as directed or
authorized by the state or the local government. In connection
with work required by the state or the local government, the
private contractor shall not have authority to:
(A) Approve the type of work that inmates may
perform; or
(B) Award or withhold wages or good time credits
based on the manner in which individual inmates perform such
work.