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Statutes > Alabama > Title14 > Chapter6 > 14-6-1Section 14-6-1
Legal custody and charge of jails and prisoners; appointment of jailer.
The sheriff has the legal custody and charge of the jail in his county and all prisoners committed thereto, except in cases otherwise provided by law, and may appoint a jailer for whose acts he is civilly responsible.
(Code 1852, §236; Code 1867, §3784; Code 1876, §4486; Code 1886, §4535; Code 1896, §4946; Code 1907, §7191; Code 1923, §4801; Code 1940, T. 45, §115.)