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§ 1105. Powers and duties of department

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: November 9, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and Parole (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Correctional Institutions (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. General Administration
Subchapter A. Penal Operations and Procedures
Effective: November 9, 2009
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1105
§ 1105. Powers and duties of department
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(a) General rule.--The department shall have the power and its duty shall be:
(1) To establish standards for county correctional institutions, including, but not limited to, standards for physical facilities and standards for correctional programs of treatment, education and rehabilitation of inmates.
(2) To inspect county correctional institutions and to classify them in accordance with standards adopted under paragraph (1) as eligible to receive inmates sentenced to maximum terms of six months or more but less than five years.
(b) Rules and regulations.--The department may prescribe, adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations in order to administer the provisions of this section.

Credits

2010, Oct. 27, P.L. 931, No. 95, § 5, retroactive effective Nov. 9, 2009.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1105, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1105
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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