Code of Alabama - Title 14: Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities - Chapter 7 - Prison-made Goods

• Section 14-7-6 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the "Prison-Made Goods Act of Alabama."
• Section 14-7-7 Purpose of chapter
  It is hereby declared to be the intent of this chapter: (1) To provide more adequate, regular and suitable employment for the vocational training and...
• Section 14-7-8 Powers of Board of Corrections
  THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-454 IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)...
• Section 14-7-9 Issuance of press release and notice as to public hearing upon decision of Board of Corrections to obligate funds to initiation of manufacturing in industry in which not previously engaged
  At least 30 days prior to a final decision by the Board of Corrections to obligate any funds to initiate manufacturing in an industry in...
• Section 14-7-10 Manufactured or produced articles or products - Specifications
  Any article or product manufactured by the Board of Corrections for sale through the Finance Department to any office, department, institution or agency of the...
• Section 14-7-11 Manufactured or produced articles or products - Prices
  The Board of Corrections and the Finance Department shall fix and determine the prices at which all articles or products manufactured or produced shall be
• Section 14-7-12 Manufactured or produced articles or products - Catalogues; requests for manufacture or production of additional articles or products
  (a) The Board of Corrections shall cause to be prepared, at such times as it may determine, catalogues containing an accurate and complete description of...
• Section 14-7-13 Manufactured or produced articles or products - Requirement as to purchase of articles or products by state offices, etc., generally; purchases by political subdivisions
  (a) On and after August 13, 1976, all offices, departments, institutions and agencies of this state which are supported in whole or in part by...
• Section 14-7-14 Manufactured or produced articles or products - Exceptions as to requirement of purchase of articles or products by state offices, etc
  Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions in subsection (a) of Section 14-7-13 may be made in the case of articles or products produced...
• Section 14-7-15 Reports as to purchases by state offices, etc
  At least 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Finance Department shall provide to the Board of Corrections summary reports of the...
• Section 14-7-16 Reports as to purchases by state offices, etc. - Priorities as to purposes to which articles or products to be devoted
  In keeping with the primary objective of vocational training and rehabilitation of prisoners, the articles or products manufactured or produced by prison labor in accordance...
• Section 14-7-16.1 Volunteer fire department and rescue squad organizations purchase of goods and services offered by Correctional Industries Division
  Any volunteer fire department and rescue squad organizations operating in this state which have been granted an exemption under the provision of Section 40-18-32 or...
• Section 14-7-17 Reports of annual audits by State Auditor
  In addition to the information ordinarily required by law in the annual audits of expenditures and operations of the Board of Corrections made by the...
• Section 14-7-18 Preparation and promulgation of policies as to administration of chapter
  The Board of Corrections shall have the power and authority to prepare and promulgate policies which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of...
• Section 14-7-19 Authorization of Industrial Revolving Fund and expenditures therefrom
  In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Legislature shall authorize in its annual appropriations an Industrial Revolving Fund and set the...
• Section 14-7-20 Disposition of proceeds from sale, etc., of articles or products; transfer to State General Fund of excess funds in Industrial Revolving Fund
  All moneys collected by the Board of Corrections from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured or produced by prison labor in accordance...
• Section 14-7-21 Sale, etc., of surplus agricultural products and personal property
  The Board of Corrections shall have the power to authorize the commissioner of the Board of Corrections to sell and dispose of all surplus agricultural...
• Section 14-7-22 Sale or offer for sale on open market of articles or products manufactured by prisoners
  (a) It shall be unlawful for the Department of Corrections to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this state any articles...
• Section 14-7-22.1 Prison industry programs
  (a) In order to implement work-oriented rehabilitation programs in an actual private enterprise work environment, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may contract or...
• Section 14-7-23 Construction of chapter
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect Sections 21-2-1 through 21-2-4.

Last modified: May 3, 2021