Each county jail or town or city prison must be of sufficient size and strength to contain and keep securely the prisoners confined therein and must contain separate apartments for men and for women. It shall be fireproof, properly ventilated, sufficiently lighted by day and night, adequately heated and contain adequate sanitary plumbing and sewerage connections.
Ala. Code § 14-6-103
Size, Etc., of Jails, Etc.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nicholson v. Choctaw County, Ala. (1980)
Most recently applied in Nicholson v. Choctaw County, Ala. (September 1980)
(Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4877; Code 1940, T. 45, §183.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.