Alabama § 14-8-61 - Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Policies Extending Limits of Confinement of Inmates Seeking Employment and Place of Residence.
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§ 14-8-61. Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Policies Extending Limits of Confinement of Inmates Seeking Employment and Place of Residence.
In order to provide for the individual supervision and placement of an inmate in the community where the inmate will reside after release from a state correctional institution, the board is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and policies permitting the commissioner to extend the limits of confinement of an inmate where there is reasonable cause to believe the inmate will honor the trust placed in such inmate by authorizing such inmate, under prescribed conditions, to leave the confines of that place unaccompanied by custodial agents for a prescribed period of time to seek and secure employment and a place of residence in the community where the inmate will reside after the release from a state correctional institution.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-8-61 ("Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Policies Extending Limits of Confinement of Inmates Seeking Employment and Place of Residence.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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