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15-18-176
Section 15-18-176 Submission and format of plan; application process and procedures; participation
voluntary. (a) A community punishment and corrections plan shall be developed and submitted
to the department which sufficiently documents the local need and support for the proposed
program. The community punishment and corrections plan shall have the approval of the county
commission in the affected counties prior to submission to the department. Any plan shall
specifically state the maximum number of inmates eligible to participate in the program. (b)
The format for any community punishment and corrections plan shall be specified by the division
in its application process and procedures. Funding and grant evaluation criteria shall be
outlined in the application process and procedures to be developed by the division in order
that each applicant may know the basis upon which funds will be granted. The department shall
adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act outlining the...
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15-18-171
Section 15-18-171 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) APPLICATION PROCESS
AND PROCEDURES. The criteria and guidelines developed by the Department of Corrections for
the establishment of community punishment and corrections programs, the granting of funds
for programs authorized herein, and the monitoring, evaluation, and review of programs funded
herein. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority or the board of directors of a
nonprofit entity. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (4)
COMMUNITY. The county or counties comprising one or more judicial circuits. (5) COMMUNITY
PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions
of this article. (6) COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. Any program designed as
an alternative to incarceration and maintained by a county commission or an...
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15-18-174
Section 15-18-174 Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise provided
by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1) Monitor
the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established
herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals
as established herein and make an annual report to the Prison Oversight Committee of the Legislature
and the Alabama Sentencing Commission regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders
from state and local correctional institutions. This annual report should also include data
showing the impact of diversion of offenders by race, gender, and location of the offender.
(3) Provide technical assistance to local governments, authorities and other nonprofit entities
and agencies, and local community punishment and corrections advisory boards regarding development
of a community punishment and corrections program. (4)...
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12-23A-2
Section 12-23A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A local committee which may consist of the following members
or their designees: a. The drug court judge, who shall serve as chair. b. The district attorney.
c. The public defender or a member of the criminal defense bar. d. The drug court coordinator.
e. The court clerk. f. A community corrections or court referral officer, or both. g. A pretrial
services provider. h. A law enforcement officer. i. Substance abuse treatment providers. j.
Any other person the chair deems appropriate. (2) ASSESSMENT. A diagnostic evaluation for
placement in a treatment program which shall be performed in accordance with criteria certified
by the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services Division. (3) CHARGE. As defined
in Section 12-25-32(13). (4) CONTINUUM OF CARE. A seamless and coordinated course of substance
abuse education and treatment designed to meet...
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15-18-179
Section 15-18-179 Application for incorporation; certificate of incorporation; amendment; board
of directors; dissolution; funding; competitive bidding laws not applicable. (a) A public
corporation may be organized as a community punishment and corrections authority pursuant
to this article in any county or group of counties located in one or more judicial circuits.
In order to incorporate the public corporation, any number of natural persons, not less than
three, who are duly qualified electors of a proposed county or counties shall first file a
written application with the county commission or any two or more thereof. The application
shall contain all of the following: (1) The names of each county commission with which the
application is filed. (2) A statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority
pursuant to this article. (3) The proposed location of the principal office of the authority.
(4) A statement that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of...
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15-18-180
Section 15-18-180 Funding for community-based programs, facilities, services; user fees; inmate
wages. (a) Community punishment and corrections funds may be used to develop or expand the
range of community punishments and services at the local level. Community-based programs should
utilize evidence-based practices, as defined in Section 12-25-32, in the treatment and supervision
of program participants. The supervision and treatment of each program participant is expected
to be based on the participant's anticipated risk of reoffending, as determined through a
validated risk and needs assessment as defined in Section 12-25-32, administered by the program.
Supervision and treatment of program participants should include the following: (1) Use of
a validated risk and needs assessment; (2) Use of assessment results to provide guidance for
determining the appropriate level of supervision responses consistent with the levels of supervision
and evidence-based practices reasonably anticipated...
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15-18-172
Section 15-18-172 Establishment of program; funding; rules and regulations; participation in
program; alternatives. (a) A county or group of counties may establish a community punishment
and corrections program for state and county inmates or youthful offenders in custody of the
county. The program shall be established by a county by resolution adopted by the county commission
or by community punishment and corrections authorities or other nonprofit entities as provided
herein. The program shall establish the maximum number of offenders who may participate in
the program and participation shall be limited to space availability. No offenders may be
sentenced or assigned to the program in excess of the maximum number established for the program.
No county is obligated to fund any activities of a community corrections program established
under this article without an affirmative vote of the affected county commission. (b) The
department may contract with such counties, authorities, or...
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15-18-182
Section 15-18-182 Eligibility for continued grant funding; additional incentive funding; noncompliance
with plan. (a) In order to remain eligible for continued grant funding, a recipient must substantially
comply with the requirements of this article and the standards and administrative regulations
of the department promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act defining program
effectiveness. Each recipient will participate in a substantive evaluation to determine local
and state program effectiveness. The form of this evaluation will be determined in collaboration
with the Office of the Governor. The standards, regulations, and evaluations of the department
are public records and shall be made available for inspection and copying upon request. (b)
Continued grant funding shall be based on demonstrated effectiveness in either reducing the
number of commitments of eligible offenders to state penal institutions or local jails which
would likely have occurred without the...
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15-18-175
Section 15-18-175 Eligibility; exclusion; sentencing. (a) An offender who meets one of the
following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under
this article: (1) Persons who, without this option, would be incarcerated in a correctional
institution or who are currently incarcerated in a correctional institution. (2) Persons who
are convicted of misdemeanors. (b) The following offenders are excluded from consideration
for punishment in the community: (1) Persons who are convicted of offenses as listed in subdivision
(14) of Section 15-18-171. (2) Persons who demonstrate a pattern of violent behavior. In reaching
this determination, the court may consider prior convictions and other acts not resulting
in conviction or criminal charges, and the offender's behavior while in state or county confinement.
(c) The eligibility criteria established in this section shall be interpreted as guidelines
for the benefit of the court in making a determination of...
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41-23-153
Section 41-23-153 Establishment and administration of financing program. (a) The department,
in cooperation with public and private sector partners, shall establish a financing program
to provide financing to retailers to construct, rehabilitate, or expand grocery stores in
underserved communities in urban and rural low and moderate income areas. (b) The department
may contract with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations or community development financial
institutions to administer this program through a public-private partnership. The department
shall establish program guidelines, promote the program statewide, evaluate applicants, underwrite
and disburse grants and loans, and monitor compliance and impact. The department may develop
rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the program and to
meet the intent of this article. No more than 10 percent of the monies in the fund shall be
reserved for administrative and operational costs to manage the...
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