47-5-1201 - Legislative intent and purpose.
§ 47-5-1201. Legislative intent and purpose.
The purpose of this legislation is to alleviate the immediate and the projected operating capacity needs of the state correctional system by providing for the immediate and long-term addition of correctional facilities. It is the intent of the Legislature that agencies expedite the procurement of facilities to alleviate the short-term emergency capacity needs of the correctional system.
Sources: Laws, 1994 Ex Sess, ch. 26, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved August 23, 1994).