211.020  Duties of county commissioners.  The board of county commissioners:

1.  Is responsible for building, inspecting and repairing any county or branch county jail located in its county.

2.  Once every 3 months, shall inquire into the security of the jail and the treatment and condition of the prisoners.

3.  Shall take all necessary precautions against escape, sickness or infection.

[2:21:1861; B § 3800; BH § 2138; C § 2260; RL § 7604; NCL § 11521]—(NRS A 1977, 367; 1981, 646)