In addition to convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, the jail is used as a prison for the safekeeping or confinement of the following persons:

(1) Persons committed for trial for public offenses;
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 14-6-3

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, until their removal thereto;
(3) Persons committed for contempt or on civil process;
(4) Persons committed on failure to give security for their appearance as witnesses in any criminal case;
(5) Persons charged with, or convicted of, a criminal offense against the United States;
(6) Insane persons, pending transfer to a mental hospital or other disposition; and
(7) All other persons committed thereto by authority of law.
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