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Statutes > Alabama > Title14 > Chapter6 > 14-6-17Section 14-6-17
Furnishing of support to prisoners.
Any person committed to jail may furnish his own support, under such precautions as may be adopted by the jailer to prevent escapes. The sheriff must furnish support to those prisoners who do not provide it for themselves.
(Code 1852, §242; Code 1867, §3790; Code 1876, §4492; Code 1886, §4541; Code 1896, §4952; Code 1907, §7197; Code 1923, §4807; Code 1940, T. 45, §124.)