Chapter 2.48
JAIL
Sections:
2.48.010 Town council to provide.
2.48.050 Prisoners to labor on public works.
2.48.060 Work to be performed under the direction of the jailer.
2.48.070 Time off for work performed.
2.48.080 Failure to perform work made breach of rules.
2.48.090 Time off for good behavior.
2.48.010 Town council to provide.
A. The town council shall provide for a place of incarceration which shall be the town jail.
B. The town council may contract with any person, county, municipality, or combination thereof for the purpose of providing suitable premises and facilities to be used by the town as the town jail. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-01.]
2.48.020 Jailer.
Until another person is appointed, the marshal shall be ex officio jailer. The jailer shall:
A. Receive and safely keep all persons duly committed to his custody and file and preserve all commitments by which persons are committed.
B. Keep a record of each showing the date of arrest, offense charged, term of commitment, date of release and the name, age and place of birth and description of the person committed in a book kept for that purpose. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-02.]
2.48.030 Rules.
The jailer shall formulate a system of prison rules and discipline and keep a record in which shall be entered a statement of every infraction thereof committed by any person confined therein. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-03.]
2.48.040 Duties of jailer.
The jailer shall receive all persons committed to jail by competent authority, and provide them with necessary food, clothing, and bedding. He shall cause the prison to be warmed and lighted, when necessary, and to be kept in a sanitary condition. He shall enforce all rules prescribed by the town council for the government of the prison. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-04.]
2.48.050 Prisoners to labor on public works.
Any prisoner committed to jail or other place of incarceration as a punishment or in default of the payment of a fine or fine and costs, arising from a violation of the ordinances of this town shall be required to work for the town at such labor on public works and ways as his strength will permit, not exceeding eight hours each working day. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-05.]
2.48.060 Work to be performed under the direction of the jailer.
The labor on public works and ways shall be designated by and performed under the direction of the jailer, which labor may include, among other things, clerical, janitorial, car washing, common and menial labor performed in and upon any building, road, or property owned or maintained by the town. The labor required by this section shall be performed in addition to that labor required by jail regulations to be performed by all prisoners confined in the jail in cleaning and maintaining their cells. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-06.]
2.48.070 Time off for work performed.
For each month in which a prisoner confined or committed to jail has actually and satisfactorily performed work as reported and recorded by the officer in charge, five days shall be deducted from his period of confinement. The reduction of sentence allowed pursuant to this chapter shall be in addition to the reduction allowed by MMC 2.48.090, but no prisoner shall be granted a total reduction of sentence under this chapter in excess of 10 days for any single month. Proportionate reductions shall be made for the fractional period of a month included in any sentence. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-07.]
2.48.080 Failure to perform work made breach of rules.
Failure to perform the specified labor, except when the strength of the prisoner will not permit, shall constitute a breach of the rules of the town jail, and no reduction of sentence shall be allowed under MMC 2.48.090. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-08.]
2.48.090 Time off for good behavior.
A. Every person undergoing sentence for 30 days or more who has not been guilty of a breach of the rules of the prison shall be entitled to a reduction for the period of his sentence as follows: (1) from a term of one month, five days; (2) from a term of two months, 10 days; (3) from a term of three months, 15 days; (4) from a term of four months, 20 days; (5) from a term of five months, 25 days; (6) from a term of six months, 30 days.
B. Proportionate reductions shall be made for the fractional parts of a month included in any sentence. [Code 1986 § 13-10-2-09.]