Jail means a jail, workhouse, minimum security jail, or other residential facility used for the confinement of alleged or convicted offenders that is operated by a political subdivision or a combination of political subdivisions of this state.

Jail means a facility operated by a local unit of government for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.

Jail means a facility that is operated by a local unit of government for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations; persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt; or a facility which houses prisoners pursuant to an agreement authorized under Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1861, being sections 802.1 to 802.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for not more than 1 year.

Examples of Jail in a sentence

In the event of a catastrophic condition presenting, in the sole discretion of the County, an imminent danger to the safety of the inmate(s), inmates held on behalf of the Contract Agency may be removed from the County Jail.
When a contract agency requests the Lewis County Jail to track, monitor, calculate time served for sentences imposed by a court other than Lewis County District or Superior Courts, or to place a hold on or to notify a municipal court of an inmate’s incarceration in the Lewis County Jail, the Contract Agency will pay 1/2 of the daily rate for offender serving time concurrently.
The Contract Agency is responsible for the transport of offenders to the County Jail for admittance and to mandated court appearances.
It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the use by the Contract Agency of the County's jail facilities and services at the County's jail located at the Lewis County Jail, 00 XX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000.
The County shall make disbursements from such accounts by debiting such accounts in accurate amounts for items purchased by the inmate for personal needs in accordance with the policies of the Lewis County Jail.

More Definitions of Jail

Jail means any place administered by the county sheriff and designed to hold inmates for as long as lawfully required but not to exceed one year pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 356 and 356A.

Jail as used in Article 8, means a Type II or III facility as defined in the “Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities.”

Jail means any police station, sheriff's office or other place where persons in the custody of the law are detained;

Jail means a county jail, a rehabilitation facility estab- lished by s.59.53 (8), or a county house of correction under s. 303.16.

Jail means a jail or house of correction.

Jail means a place owned or operated by or under contract to the County primarily designed, staffed, and used for the housing, in full confinement, of adults charged or convicted of a criminal offense; for the punishment, correction, and rehabilitation of offenders charged or convicted of a criminal offense; for confinement during a criminal investigation or for civil detention to enforce a court order, all where such place is structured and operated to ensure such individuals remain on the premises 24-hours a day (excluding time for court appearances, court approved off-premises trips, or medical treatment). Inmates housed in the Jail are considered to be in Secure Detention as defined in Section 1.37. Upon the date of the execution of the Agreement, Jail includes the King County Correctional Facility and the detention facility at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

Jail means any holding, detention, special detention, or