Chapter 2. Prisons and Prisoners.


Subchapter I. Prisons. Back to Top
Part A. General.
§ 24-201.01. Place of imprisonment; cumulative sentences; jurisdiction of prosecutions.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.02. Imprisonment for more than 1 year; jurisdiction over Reformatory prisoners; transfer from penitentiary to Reformatory.
§ 24-201.03. Transfer from Jail to Workhouse.
§ 24-201.04. Commutation of fine.
§ 24-201.05. Good conduct deduction.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.06. Release in District.
§ 24-201.07. Jail and Washington Asylum combined.
§ 24-201.08. Commitments to Washington Asylum and Jail.
§ 24-201.09. [Omitted]
§ 24-201.10. Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail.
§ 24-201.11. Appointment and supervision of prison personnel.
§ 24-201.12. Employment of prisoners.
§ 24-201.13. Commitment by Marshal.
§ 24-201.14. Delivery of prisoners to Marshal.
§ 24-201.15. Accountability for safekeeping of prisoners.
§ 24-201.16. Annual report by Superintendent.
§ 24-201.17. Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position.
§ 24-201.18. Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.19. Sale of gun mountings.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.20. [Omitted]
§ 24-201.21. Grounds of Jail increased.
§ 24-201.22. Payment for subsistence of prisoners.
§ 24-201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail.
§ 24-201.24. Reimbursement of United States.
§ 24-201.25. Charge against District for care of convicts.
§ 24-201.26. Place of imprisonment.
§ 24-201.27. Rewards.
§ 24-201.28. Discharge and release payments.
§ 24-201.29. Institutional good time.[Repealed]
Part B. Prison Overcrowding.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.41. Definitions.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.42. Declaration of state of emergency; reduction of minimum and maximum sentences.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.43. Termination of state of emergency.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.44. New housing or facilities; rated design capacity.[Repealed]
§ 24-201.45. Exception.[Repealed]
Part C. District of Columbia Jail Inmate Cap.
§ 24-201.61. Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail.
Part D. Population Caps and Design Capacity.
§ 24-201.71. Central Detention Facility requirements.
§ 24-201.72. New housing or facilities for use as prisons; rated design capacity.
Subchapter II. Department of Corrections. Back to Top
Part A. General.
§ 24-211.01. Created.
§ 24-211.02. Powers; promulgation of rules.
§ 24-211.03. Transfer of duties, powers and materials of Board of Public Welfare.
§ 24-211.04. Continuance of regulations.
§ 24-211.05. Continuance of prior contracts; prior appropriations.
§ 24-211.06. Charge against United States for care of convicts.
§ 24-211.07. [Omitted]
Part B. Department of Corrections Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing.
§ 24-211.21. Definitions.
§ 24-211.22. Employee testing.
§ 24-211.23. Testing methodology.
§ 24-211.24. Procedure and employee impact.
Part C. Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigations.
§ 24-211.41. Authorization of investigation.
Part D. Limitation on Department of Corrections' Use of Facilities on DC General Hospital Campus.
§ 24-211.61. Limitation on Department of Corrections' use of facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus.
Subchapter III. Educational Good Time Credits. Back to Top
§ 24-221.01. Educational good time.
§ 24-221.01a. Meritorious good time credit.
§ 24-221.01b. Limitations.
§ 24-221.01c. Credits for good behavior, rehabilitation programs, work details, and special projects.
§ 24-221.02. Administration of good time credits.
§ 24-221.03. Jail time; parole.
§ 24-221.04. Forfeiture.
§ 24-221.05. Reporting requirement.
§ 24-221.06. Exceptions.
Subchapter IV. Prison Industries. Back to Top
§ 24-231.01. Definitions.
§ 24-231.02. Establishment of Prison Industries Fund.
§ 24-231.03. Use of Fund revenues.
§ 24-231.04. Maintenance of the prison industries program; administration by the Director.
§ 24-231.05. Sales, advertising and marketing of prison industries products and services; tax exemption.
§ 24-231.06. Joint venture agreements.
§ 24-231.07. Prison Industries Joint Venture Advisory Board.[Repealed]
§ 24-231.08. Employment of prisoners; terms and conditions; opportunities for advancement; qualifications.
§ 24-231.09. Status of prisoners with respect to prison industries.
§ 24-231.10. Wages of employed prisoners; unemployment compensation.
§ 24-231.11. Disbursement of wages to employed prisoners; deductions; accounting.
§ 24-231.12. Workers' compensation insurance.
§ 24-231.13. Annual report; annual inventory.
§ 24-231.14. Disposition of profits.
§ 24-231.15. Transfer of assets.
Subchapter V. Work Release Program. Back to Top
§ 24-241.01. Authority granted to establish program.
§ 24-241.02. Recommendations; order of court or Board of Parole required.
§ 24-241.03. Conditions for release.
§ 24-241.04. Regulations; individual plans.
§ 24-241.05. Suspension of work release privilege; violations of work release plan.
§ 24-241.06. Trust fund for earnings; disbursements.
§ 24-241.07. Support of dependents.
§ 24-241.08. Designation of Mayor as representative of Attorney General.
§ 24-241.09. "Mayor" defined; authority of Commissioners.
§ 24-241.10. Prisoner not agent, employee or servant of District.
Subchapter VI. Resocialization Furlough Program. Back to Top
§ 24-251.01. Definitions.
§ 24-251.02. Authority to grant furloughs.
§ 24-251.03. Purposes of furloughs; furloughs over 12 hours.
§ 24-251.04. Procedures.
§ 24-251.05. Records and reports.
§ 24-251.06. Institutional review committees.
§ 24-251.07. Report to Council.
§ 24-251.08. Severability.
Subchapter VII. Correctional Treatment Facility. Back to Top
§ 24-261.01. Rules.
§ 24-261.02. Use of deadly and non-deadly force.
§ 24-261.02a. Registration of firearms for private operator.
§ 24-261.02b. Health professionals transferring from District government employment to employment by a private operator.
§ 24-261.03. Inmates confined to CTF.
§ 24-261.04. Immunity from liability; indemnification insurance.
§ 24-261.05. Exemptions from leasing and property laws.
Subchapter VII-A. Fair Phone Charges for Prisoners. Back to Top
§ 24-263.01. Telephone charges in penal or correctional institutions.
§ 24-263.02. Prohibited charges in government contracts.
§ 24-263.03. Department of Corrections report.
§ 24-263.04. Operator-assisted calls.
Subchapter VIII. Correctional Industries Fund.[Repealed] Back to Top
§§ 24-271 to 24-275. Establishment of fund; availability of fund for rehabilitation of convicts; sale of products and services, deposit of receipts, use; annual report, disposition of funds; transfer of assets.[Repealed]
Subchapter IX. Inmate Welfare Fund. Back to Top
§ 24-281. Definitions.
§ 24-282. Establishment of Inmate Welfare Fund; audit; report.
§ 24-283. Uses of Inmate Welfare Fund.
§ 24-284. Inmate Welfare Fund Committee.