Code of Alabama - Title 14: Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities - Section 14-6-11 - Summoning of guards to prevent escape
Section 14-6-11 - Summoning of guards to prevent escape.
When the county jail is insecure or insufficient and there is reason to apprehend an escape, the sheriff has authority, and it is his duty, to summon as many guards as may be necessary to prevent an escape.