§ 148-70. Management and care of inmates. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 148‑70.  Managementand care of inmates.

The State Department ofCorrection in all contracts for labor shall provide for feeding and clothingthe inmates and shall maintain, control and guard the quarters in which theinmates live during the time of the contracts; and the Department shall providefor the guarding and working of such inmates under its sole supervision andcontrol. The Department may make such contracts for the hire of the inmatesconfined in the State prison as may in its discretion be proper. (1917, c. 286, s. 2; 1919, c.80, s. 1; C.S., s. 7762; 1925, c. 163; 1931, c. 145, s. 35; 1933, c. 172, s.18; 1957, c. 349, s. 10; 1959, c. 170, s. 2; 1967, c. 996, s. 13; 1975, c. 730,s. 1; 1983, c. 717, s. 14; 1985, c. 118; c. 226, s. 11; 1991 (Reg. Sess.,1992), c. 902, s. 2; 2007‑280, s. 4.)