HB407 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Gregory CanfieldPat MooreDickie DrakeMicky HammonAllen Treadaway

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Sheriffs, prisoners in county jail, allowance for feeding, Prisoner Feeding Fund, established, records, audit, Secs. 14-6-40, 14-6-41, 14-6-42, 14-6-43, 14-6-47, 14-6-48, 36-22-17 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the sheriff of a county receives an allowance for food for prisoners in the county jail in the amount of $1.75 per capita per day and also receives an allowance for food preparation and service based on the number of prisoners in the jail per day, which allowances are paid by the state.

Also, under existing law, the sheriff is authorized to retain any unexpended balance in these allowances after feeding prisoners except in counties where the county commission provides by resolution for the allowances to be paid to the county general fund.

This bill would provide that, effective beginning the next term of office of the sheriff, the allowance for feeding prisoners would be deposited in a special fund in the county treasury and used only for feeding prisoners.

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Subjects

Prisons and Prisoners