§ 12-28-101 - Facilities.
12-28-101. Facilities.
(a) (1) The Department of Correction, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, shall provide appropriate incarceration facilities for women, youthful offenders, and other adult offenders committed to the department by the courts of this state.
(2) The department shall also provide education and other rehabilitation and treatment programs designed to prepare inmates committed to the department for productive and law-abiding lives upon release from the department.
(3) The department may contract with state or private entities such as accredited colleges or universities to provide additional educational opportunities for inmates under the direction and authority of the board and the Corrections School System.
(b) Any facility built or occupied by the department for use as a correctional facility shall be given a designated name of "unit" or "center" depending on its size, location, and purpose of usage.