(a) All records maintained by the department in the name of an individual prisoner, including medical records, shall be the property of the department.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 14-15-8

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) In any pro se civil action subject to this chapter, where the State of Alabama, an agency of the State of Alabama, an employee of the State of Alabama, or a private contractor providing services to the department is named as a defendant, the commissioner of the department may share any records maintained in the name of the prisoner filing suit with counsel representing the above-named defendants.
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