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AL HB124
Bill
Status
2/7/2012
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Wren
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AI Summary
HB124 Summary
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Amends Section 12-16-191 of the Alabama Code to require grand juries to conduct a minimum of two inspections of the county jail per year instead of one inspection per court session.
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Directs grand juries to inspect jails for sufficiency in safekeeping prisoners, prisoner accommodation and health, and manner of jail maintenance since the last inspection.
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Requires grand juries to indict county commission members if the jail is found to be inadequately constructed, insecure, or improperly ventilated.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
County jail, grand jury inspections, minimum number each year required, Sec. 12-16-191 am'd.
Jails
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/7/2012