{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-14-6-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 14-6-3","heading":"Who May Be Confined in County Jail.","body":"In addition to convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, the jail is used as a prison for the safekeeping or confinement of the following persons:\n(1) Persons committed for trial for public offenses;\n(2) Convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, until their removal thereto;\n(3) Persons committed for contempt or on civil process;\n(4) Persons committed on failure to give security for their appearance as witnesses in any criminal case;\n(5) Persons charged with, or convicted of, a criminal offense against the United States;\n(6) Insane persons, pending transfer to a mental hospital or other disposition; and\n(7) All other persons committed thereto by authority of law.","path":["Title 14 Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities.","Chapter 6 Jails.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=14-6-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"88780b5e04294e03eaa3561d6d99f63c177f416def2da27c8010b1a520a346f6","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-14-6-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-14-6-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}