Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 851
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 851
- facility: means any building, enclosure, space, or structure of or supported by the Department and used for the confinement of persons committed to the custody of the Commissioner, or for any other matter related to such confinement. See
- Inmate: means any person, not a child, committed to the custody of the Commissioner pursuant to the law of the State and subsequently committed to a correctional facility and any person confined at a correctional facility during the pendency of a prosecution against him or her. See
- Supervising officer: means the highest administrative officer in charge of any correctional facility. See
§ 851. General provisions
The supervising officer of each facility shall be responsible for the discipline, control, and safe custody of the inmates therein. No inmate shall be punished except under the order of the officer or of a deputy designated by him or her for the purpose, nor shall any punishment be imposed otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)